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From: root@ozdaltx.UUCP (root)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: Re: Hard disks with > 1024 Cylindars
Message-ID: <6937@ozdaltx.UUCP>
Date: 9 Sep 90 19:06:32 GMT
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In article <1990Sep7.052138.495@csense.uucp>, bote@csense.uucp (John Boteler) writes:
> I have been running an 1177 cylinder disk under Xenix for years now,
> no problem, first with a DTC7287 controller, and now with a
> WD1006VSR2.

After a brief conversation with a SCO service rep the other day, He
explained that the 1024 limit is only on the boot/active partition.
If your primary is bigger than 1024, then another partition/file
system should be created.  Secondarys appearently don't suffer this
limit.  I just added a secondary with 1314 cylinders and it singing
along quite merrily.  This is on a MFM interface.
         scotty
         root@ozdaltx