>>I just got a 10.2 Gig Quantum HDD..
>>I put it in my machine.. the bios finds it.. but linux only finds the size
>>up to 8.6 or something
>>What can I do to fix this? Do I have to give the lilo some options for the
>>kernel or what?
>
>
>There should be a copy of Disk Manager that you can download from Quantum's
>web site. Get it install it and that should work around the 8GB limit in
>your BIOS. Remember when installing that the disk manager must load before
>booting any install program; DM gives you a prompt to boot from a floppy,
>which is what you'll want to do. An even better option, if your lucky there
>may even be a BIOS update for your motherboard that eliminates the 8GB
>limit. Check your MB manufacture's webs site.
For disks smaller than 8G, a geometry misdetection would get solved by
just specifying the disk _logical_ geometry at boot.
So it is surely worth a try to do the same on a 10G one.
I suspect 2.0.x might have problems with LBA access mode on such a disk,
yet specifying the disk geometry at boot with
hda=<cyls>,<heads>,<sectors>
where <cyls>,<heads> and <sectors> are the appropriate numbers for your disk
may do the trick.
On the other hand, if you want other OSes to access that disk,
this solution will surely fall short.
Massimiliano Ghilardi
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