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Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - LBA48 and > 128 GiB (Users)

posted by paulrichards, 08.08.2011, 03:51

> Is it a primary partition visible in the MBR, rather than a "logical"
> partition inside an extended partition ?

Yes, both the C and D partitions are primary.
>
> > I then tried to boot from the FreeDOS Base CD
>
> What one ?

The ISO image which contains just the base OS (as opposed to the 128MB Live CD which contains a lot of additional tools etc)

> > and got the message
> > "InitDiskWarning : Partition ID does not suggest LBA to access partition
> > C:. Invalid Opcode" + a string of hex digits (obviously FreeDOS can't
> see
> > the XP C: partition and is looking at the 'new' D: partition, as
> expected
>
> BUG

A bit basic that one.

> Size of your HD ? I suspect > 128 GiB, so the warn is about LBA48 vs LBA28
> ...

No, my hard disk is 112 GB.


> Your PC seem to be to new for CHS vs LBA issues ... but maybe FreeDOS could
> work with SATA too (via BIOS) ?

My PC (laptop) is just under 5 years old.

> Anyone tested FreeDOS with LBA48 and > 128 GiB disks ? I don't have such
> stuff

> The other solution is to get another HD, and put FreeDOS onto it (HD0 XP |
> HD1 FreeDOS).

I can't be bothered

---
Paul
Melbourne, Australia

Complete thread:

• Considering MS-DOS (now FreeDOS) - Part 3 - paulrichards, 08.08.2011, 03:11 (Users)
  • Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - LBA48 and > 128 GiB - DOS386, 08.08.2011, 03:34
    • Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - LBA48 and > 128 GiB - paulrichards, 08.08.2011, 03:51
      • Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - paulrichards, 08.08.2011, 12:36
        • Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - SOLVED - paulrichards, 08.08.2011, 23:37
        • Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - DOS386, 08.08.2011, 23:39
          • Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - paulrichards, 09.08.2011, 04:18
            • Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - Rugxulo, 10.08.2011, 04:48
              • Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - paulrichards, 10.08.2011, 06:27
                • Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - Rugxulo, 10.08.2011, 14:32
                  • Considering DOS (now FreeDOS) Part 3 - paulrichards, 10.08.2011, 15:40
                • Considering DOS (FreeDOS) Part 3 | GAGA real/unreal "C:\" - DOS386, 17.08.2011, 09:20
                  • Considering DOS (FreeDOS) Part 3 - paulrichards, 17.08.2011, 23:02
                    • Considering DOS (FreeDOS) Part 3 - Rugxulo, 18.08.2011, 01:59
                      • Considering DOS (FreeDOS) Part 3 - paulrichards, 19.08.2011, 05:34