On Thu, Nov 20, 1997 at 07:01:00PM -0600, Baw wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> 	Is there a way to boot NetBSD from a partition that starts beyond 
> the 1023rd cylinder of a disk?
> 
> 	I am trying to install two OS'es on one harddisk. My IDE
> harddisk's geometry is 7752 cyl., 16 heads, 63 sectors per track.
[...]

NetBSD needs the BIOS to load the bootcode, so starting beyond the
1023rd cylinder won't work. Your best bet is to enable translation
in the BIOS, so that the total number of cylinders is < 1024, 
re-partition the disk, and try again.

- Frank