[NTLUG:Discuss] Install Mdk 8.2, RH 7.3 - Hang - Huge HDD - BIOS

[mike]

> set it in BIOS / CMOS (IDE secondary master) to None.  Then, Window~1 95,

(warning.. you'll have to translate out the beers)

A: If you're windows partition is on another disk, then:

Linux will work better if you hard set this drive to something(anything) 
smaller than actual, that the BIOS can handle. Linux doesn't use BIOS 
information for disk access (on x86 anyway) after the kernal is loaded... 
You'll need to fit LILO/grub and a /boot partition into the BIOS defined 
size. With this setup, linux will run with any BIOS settings (any defined 
drive) and still be able to see the whole drive. 

Example, Define Your dive as a TYPE 17 (20meg drive on IBM drive list)  when 
you get to partitioning, make the first partition on this drive a /boot 
partition and be sure to keep the size of /boot smaller than 20meg.  Linux 
should boot, any version of windows windows won't see any partition beyond 
the limit you put in the BIOS.... This is an easy way to make your linux 
system more secure from access while on windows.

B: If Windows is on the same disk:

ALL partitions that windows will access need to be inside the defined BIOS 
settings.. This means you can't put windows on a logical partition and have 
other logical partitions beyond the end of the bios settings..  This may work 
for a while, but windows may someday decide that the FAT is screwed up and 
fix it for you, deleting all the partitions beyond the end of the BIOS 
definition.  This means that both windows and linux have to fit in REAL 
partitions OR Windows can't use any logical partitions OR you're stuck with 
the BIOS limitation OR your beyond BIOS partitions may disappear without 
warning.