Re: /boot

["Matthias Mann" <Matman@gmx.li>]

Hi, you will need the files in /boot bevore cylinder 1024, because your BIOS
can´t read anything after this border. And the BIOS starts the booting. If
you like to install Linux and another OS like M$-Windows on one harddisk, it
is recommended to create an own partition for /boot. I have 8 MB for this.
That is more then enough cause the files in /boot takes 1 MB. If you like to
install only  Debian on your harddisk you don´t need this /boot-partition.
But you must set the partition / at the beginnig of your harddisk. This is
neccessary. Cause this is then the bootpartition too and needs a beginning
bevore cylinder 1024.

Matthias

----- Original Message -----
From: ColdWater <coldwater@uol.com.br>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 2:50 AM
Subject: /boot


> List,
>
> First of all, hi to everyone!
> Now...
> I've finished my download of CD-Binary 1 and i'm ready to install Debian
> Potato. I'm reading the manuals and, after some How-tos I intend to
install
> it. (Erase the Red Hat and put it on; leaving Win);
> I have a little question and I hope someone from the list could help me
with
> it.
> Even with the boot in before the 1024cil,  is it recomended to to create a
> /boot partion?
> Is it good, bad or it does not matter? What about it's size. 10Mb is
enough?
>
> Thanks!
> Custodio, L. C. - Brazil!
> coldwater@uol.com.br
>
>
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