[svlug] 486es (draft)

[The Doctor What]

On Mon, Mar 29, 1999 at 11:03:17AM -0800, Dave Zarzycki wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Mar 1999, Rick Moen wrote:
> 
> > Q: Can I install Linux on my 486 and 500MB-or-less hard drive?
> > A: Yes, but maybe you shouldn't.
> 
> If I remember correctly, the 1024-cylinder limitation is merely a
> technicality that prevents the BIOS from booting from partitions that
> reside above this number. Wouldn't the quick fix be to have at least two
> partitions (in addition to swap). Make a 10MB /boot partition below the
> limit, and make the remaining (minus swap) the root partition.

This has worked on all 486 systems (I'm not sure if I've tried it with
386s) I've used, pre LBA or post.  Though, I have been told some
system/BIOS combos won't even boot if such a harddisk is in the system,
but I haven't seen one.

This is out of...lessee...15 or so 486s.

Ciao!

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