Subject: Re: Large IDE hard drives..
To: Rick Byers <rickb@iaw.on.ca>
From: Will Stoltenberg <will.stoltenberg@msc.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 05/20/1997 18:41:58
Rick Byers wrote:
>
> You should use the 128 heads one. The drive acts as if it has 16 heads,
> but the bios translates that into 128 heads when using LBA mode because
> dos can't handle more than 1024 cylinders.
>
> Rick
Thank you. Who should I notify to request a change in the INSTALL.TXT
file? The recommendation Rick gives here is only mentioned once as a
warning. Using actual disk params (what the kernel reports) is
mentioned too many times and with too much emphasis for comfort (or
clarity).
Will