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Re: [LI]more than 1023 sectors



dear friend,
when installing the linux over the sco-unix...
use disk druid in linux, remove all the partitions and create a new linux
native and swap then proceed...i think it will work perfectly..

faizal
faizal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, mitesh desai wrote:

> hello friends.
> here is the interesting problem.
> in my computer i have installed a sco-unix.
> after that i have removed it and try to install
> linux over there.
> but at the time of partition it will give an error
> that more than 1023 sectors and lilo will give an
> error at the time of bootup 
> and this thing happens.
> i have also format diskette with dos-fdisk.
> but the position is still as it is.
> do you have any solution to this problem?
> - mitesh
> 
> 
> --- Soumyanath Chatterjee <soumya_chatt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > Sharad Joshi <sharadj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
> > 
> > > But the point is, if anyone has physical access to
> > the machine, what stops
> > > him/her from booting it with a boot floppy and
> > then cribbing?
> > >
> > Nope! I can disable floppy drive in my CMOS setup.
> > 
> > The actual problem is - as root U have access
> > complete machine, including
> > internet access password etc. How do I stop somebody
> > from gaining access to
> > it.
> >
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