From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753302AbYDMShS (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:37:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752188AbYDMShF (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:37:05 -0400 Received: from outpipe-village-512-1.bc.nu ([81.2.110.250]:38312 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750700AbYDMShF (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:37:05 -0400 Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:33:05 +0100 From: Alan Cox To: monte Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: kernel bug Message-ID: <20080413193305.60336a32@core> In-Reply-To: <48022F82.80704@eslashlonghorns.com> References: <48022F82.80704@eslashlonghorns.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.3.1 (GTK+ 2.12.5; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Organization: Red Hat UK Cyf., Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, Y Deyrnas Gyfunol. Cofrestrwyd yng Nghymru a Lloegr o'r rhif cofrestru 3798903 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:06:26 -0600 monte wrote: > Since I am new at this, this is the info you may need. > > I am trying to using Ubuntu hardy (development branch), Kernel > 2.6.24-16, and get the following error > > error 18: selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS. That isn't a kernel message as far as I can tell, it would seem to be one from the boot loader, and probably indicates your distribution does not set boot partitions up correctly - you should repor tit to the Ubuntu people.