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author | Aaron Campbell <aaron@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2001-04-17 20:11:21 +0000 |
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committer | Aaron Campbell <aaron@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2001-04-17 20:11:21 +0000 |
commit | 1f3df21a77e720429383b26adc01a502c559c16c (patch) | |
tree | 36d1f49630606c8a3d97ae1c4db0f9586bb581d0 /etc/etc.i386/INSTALL.chs | |
parent | 7d0500737460926be52a8b0b54186d6c90e0d710 (diff) |
Spelling, typos, etc; mpech@prosoft.org.lv
Diffstat (limited to 'etc/etc.i386/INSTALL.chs')
-rw-r--r-- | etc/etc.i386/INSTALL.chs | 19 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/etc/etc.i386/INSTALL.chs b/etc/etc.i386/INSTALL.chs index 5091f260aea..99c4c1de896 100644 --- a/etc/etc.i386/INSTALL.chs +++ b/etc/etc.i386/INSTALL.chs @@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ problem". Read this so that you understand the possible data integrity problem that a WD EIDE type BIOS creates. Any BIOS that has a "LBA mode" in the BIOS setup could be a WD EIDE BIOS. Be very -careful and NEVER chage the "LBA mode" setting after you have +careful and NEVER change the "LBA mode" setting after you have partitioned and installed your software. History ------- -Changes between this version and the preceeding version are +Changes between this version and the preceding version are marked by "!" at left margin of the first line of a changed or new paragraph. @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Version 1 -- First attempt to classify the BIOS types and Definitions ----------- -* 528MB - The maximun drive capacity that is supported by 1024 +* 528MB - The maximum drive capacity that is supported by 1024 cylinders, 16 heads and 63 sectors (1024x16x63x512). This is the limit for CHS addressing in the original IBM PC/XT and IBM PC/AT INT 13H BIOS. @@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ must support. +--> to -----------------+---> device LBA (LBA) -* A really new BIOS may also support the AH=4xH in addtion to +* A really new BIOS may also support the AH=4xH in addition to the older AH\0xH calls. This BIOS must support all possible combinations of CHS and LBA at both the INT 13H and ATA interfaces: @@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ The following explains what is widely accepted as the An ATA disk must implement both CHS and LBA addressing and must at any given time support only one P-CHS at the device -interface. And, the drive must maintain a strick relationship +interface. And, the drive must maintain a strict relationship between the sector addressing in CHS mode and LBA mode. Quoting the ATA-2 document: @@ -694,11 +694,10 @@ BIOS Type 6 such as host adapter addresses, DMA support, LBA support, etc, in the Phoenix defined "FDPT Extension" table. - Phoenix says this this BIOS need not support the INT 13H - AH=4xH read/write calls but this BIOS is really an - extension/enhancement of the original IBM/MS BIOS so most - implementations will probably support the full set of INT 13H - AH=4xH calls. + Phoenix says this BIOS need not support the INT 13H AH=4xH + read/write calls but this BIOS is really an extension/enhancement + of the original IBM/MS BIOS so most implementations will probably + support the full set of INT 13H AH=4xH calls. Support issues: Currently undefined is how such a BIOS should respond to INT 13H AH=08H calls for a drive that is >8GB. |