Re: Installing Debian on O2 HOWTO
Jiann-Ming Su wrote:
> On Apr 4, 2005 2:41 PM, Ladislav Michl <ladis@linux-mips.org> wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 12:26:31PM -0400, Jiann-Ming Su wrote:
> > > http://js1.kicks-ass.org/~js1/debianO2.html
> >
> > Few questions:
> > * You are using arcboot, so why do you need at least 75MB volume header?
>
> That's a good point. I had problems earlier when it was installing
> the ip22 arcboot, and I got some message saying not enough disk space.
> Plus, I got the 75MB value from the other Debian on MIPS sites
> (linked in Martin's page). But, now that you mention it, 75MB may be
> overkill. What do you recommend?
The fdisk default is a few megabyte. The minimum needed is the size of
the arcboot loader binary. Using the first cylinder of the disk for the
volhdr is IMHO ok.
Thiemo
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