If I recall correctly, the limitation is in the BIOS. This is well-documented at IBM's web site. The issue is also clearly identified on Andries Brouwer's web pages
In his section "12.1 IDE problems with 34+ GB disks" he goes on to identify patches for 2.0.38 and 2.2.12. He further says that the 2.2.14 kernels do support these disks, and as I write I am downloading this version. He also indicates that the problem can be 'solved' in hardware by a clip, and referring to DELL's documentation, I see the clip configuration Once my download is complete, I may just reboot after changing the jumpers, check my partitioning, and see whether the Debian 2.1 CD-ROM loads, and if I'm still alive and playful, I can also check Red Hat 6.1, The Debian 2.1 download I finished earlier this evening, and/or the 2.2.14 I'm in the middle of now A veritable embarrassment of riches, eh? Thanks to all my correspondents (and I thought I was living dangerously riding around on my Harley!) David ----- Original Message ----- From: aphro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: davidturetsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Debian User <debian-user@lists.debian.org>; <recipient list not shown: ;> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 2:23 PM Subject: Re: Setting up Debian - II > im not sure about your drive but i have a couple 37GB ibms and they have a > jumper on them that restricts access to 32GB and below, some bios's can't > handle going past 32GB. check to make sure, if you have a drive that has > the jumper that its not set. > > nate > > > On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, davidturetsky wrote: > > davidt >Many thanks, Paul > davidt > > davidt >Professor Brouwer's Large Disk HOWTO is great (really an understatement), > davidt >highly readable, and quite thorough, and in fact specifically discusses the > davidt >issues of my 34GB IBM hard drive > davidt > > davidt >DELL has done something in the current BIOS to restrict access to 32.x GB as > davidt >a general workaround to this problem, so I will explore whether I may have > davidt >inadevertently omitted formatting and with their BIOS workaround whether I > davidt >can install the Debian 2.1 CD-ROM distribution in hand > davidt > > davidt >If not, I can always download 2.3.21 which apparently resolves the > davidt >addressing issues > davidt > > davidt >All the feedback is much appreciated > davidt > > davidt >David > davidt > > davidt >----- Original Message ----- > davidt >From: paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > davidt >To: davidturetsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > davidt >Cc: Debian User <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > davidt >Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 8:42 AM > davidt >Subject: Re: Setting up Debian - II > davidt > > davidt > > davidt >> > On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, davidturetsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > davidt >> > > davidt >> > >I followed Joe's recommendation and partitioned my 32gb IBM hard drive > davidt >as > davidt >> > >follows: > davidt >> > > c: 6,997.0 mb > davidt >> > > / 39.2 mb > davidt >> > > swap 258.8 mb > davidt >> > > /usr 5,004.6 mb > davidt >> > > e: 20,332.2 mb > davidt >> > > davidt >> > Is this a typo or are you trying to reserve 39.2 megs for the root > davidt >> > system? Keep in mind that this partition will contain everything below > davidt >> > / except /usr, so this setup would be unusable. > davidt >> > > davidt >> I would reccomend you to read the Large Disk HowTo available from: > davidt >> http://howto.tucows.com/LDP/HOWTO/Large-Disk-HOWTO.html > davidt >> and the Linux Partition HowTo available from: > davidt >> http://howto.tucows.com/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Partition.html > davidt >> > davidt >> These documents together should cover most of what is needed to make a > davidt >custom > davidt >> partitioning strategy that will cover your needs.
