Actually, you can do this even if the BIOS doesn't support LBA (use DOS fdisk, not Linux fdisk).
If you don't have LBA, you will have to have the kernel (/vmlinuz or ??) within the first 1024 cylinders. See the Large-Disk mini-HOWTO for more information. Bob On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, Adam Greene wrote: > If the BIOS supports the Disk (via LBA) then just run : fdisk /mbr and it > will replace the boot sector. > > -----Original Message----- > From: W. Paul Mills [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 09, 1998 9:32 PM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: The evil Dymanic Drive Overlay.. > > > Anthony Landreneau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Greetings, > > Have an old machine I am looking to load up with Debian, problem is the > > original DOS drive had Ontrack's Dymanic Drive Overlay installed on it. I > > do not have the original Ontrack disk. Tried re-partioning the disk with > > Linux's fdisk, no luck, the evil overlay continues. Your thoughts on this > > matter would be appriciated... > > I would try a couple of thing. Try a dos fdisk. Call Ontrack and ask > for an upgrade. I did this a year or so ago for a client that had > lost their original disk. Cost was about $25.00 (US) plus shipping. > > Try (800) 752-1333. > > -- > /*********************** Running Debian Linux *********************** > * For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, * > * that whoever believes in Him should not perish... John 3:16 * > * W. Paul Mills * Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. * > * EMAIL= [EMAIL PROTECTED] * WWW= http://Mills-USA.com/ * > * Bill, I was there several years ago, why would I want to go back? * > ************* pgp public key on keyservers everywhere? *************/ > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > ---- Bob Nielsen Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tucson, AZ AMPRnet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DM42nh http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen
