Re: please help if you can ...

[Laurent PICOULEAU <lcrpic@a2points.com>]

On Sat, 16 Oct, 1999 à 10:53:52AM +1300, lanz wrote:
> Please explain in layman terms ...
> -------------------------------------------------
>  ( I have read all faq's/howto etc) 
> 
> 
> Example
> ------------
> 
> A system with a 2 GB hardrive and following partitions. 
> 
> 1) 25 mb > dos/fat16
> 2) 500 mb > win95c/fat32
> 3) 1393 mb > ext2 (proposed)/(debian/gnu/ --- hurd and/or linux mix/match)
> 4) 128mb > swapfile  
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> - ------------------------------
> 
> Given the example above:-
> --------------------------------------
> 
> Q1) I understand debian/gnu/hurd uses a ext2 partition
>       Does this have to be a primary partition or can it be a partition
> contained
>       within a dos/extended partition as a logical partition an ext2 etc
> and be
>       booted via grub instead,or for some reason must it be
> primary,therefore
>       why,and for what specific reasons,and also can the swapfile be placed
>       within a dos extended logical partition area instead of in the
> primary area
>       and/or can gnu/linux have a swapfile in such area/partition.
> 
no, yes, yes, no, none, yes, yes. 

Please consider asking your questions once in a row, answering would be easier.

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