[wplug] re: LILO/GRUB

Brian Sammon brians+ at cs.cmu.edu
Sat Dec 21 16:42:57 EST 2002


> Hi.   Are you saying that If I got a new enough version of GRUB I could
> install it and not worry about the whole 1024 cylinder thing?   Sadly
> WIN XP makes you worry about it...  Anyway do you know where to get
> GRUB?

This depends both on a new enough GRUB version and a new enough BIOS version.  
If I remember correctly, BIOSes from 1998 or later should be enough.
I think there is a new issue that requires that the kernel be within the first 
8GB, however...





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