Re: LI on boot
Ernst-Magne Vindal wrote:
>
> On Wed, 9 Mar 2005, Marc Perrudin wrote:
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> > Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 15:22:00 +0100
> > From: Marc Perrudin <perrudin@nerim.net>
> > To: debian-user <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> > Subject: Re: LI on boot
> > Resent-Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 08:22:17 -0600 (CST)
> > Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> >
> > disciple@exis.net a écrit :
> >
> > >Ok.... I guess I'll just have to reinstall... It's good practice
> > >anyway.. :o)...
> > >
> > >thanks...
> > >
> > >
> > If you reinstall, install sarge directly and use grub instead of lilo so
> > you don't need a /boot partition.
> >
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> Hi, is it correct to say "install Grub so you don't need /boot part"?
>
> I have used Debian for some years, still newbee, but i've insalled Debian
> several times, Woody, Sarge and Sid and also several times with dual boot,
> both with other linux dists and windoze. When I first started I used the
> /boot part, but this is not nesseserry when installing lilo in MBR. Last
> years I've NEVER used /boot. Also when windoze crash and need to be
> reinstalled it deletes the lilo boot loader from MBR, then it's just to
> boot up with a floppy or cd and run lilo again, jepp, up and running.
>
> I have experienced equivalent problem that our friend her when booting I
> got LI and thats it, then I have deleted MBR from DOS, booted up and rerun
> lilo,
>
> So what is it with this /boot part?
>
> /ernst-magne
The /boot partition was only needed when you either had a BIOS that
could not access the entire drive, or if you had an older version of
Lilo that couldn't. In that case you would put the /boot partition near
the beginning of the drive - the part that could be accessed - in order
to get the Linux kernel loaded. Once the kernel took over, it could then
access the entire disk.
The versions of Lilo in both Woody and Sarge do not require a /boot
partition for this purpose. Grub never did as far as I know. I guess
some people still like to have a /boot partition for other reasons...
Tom
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