Re: /boot

["Rino Mardo" <helixfish@gmx.net>]

you mean grub can use reiserfs with /boot?

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----- Original Message -----
From: "CHEONG, Shu Yang [Patrick]" <patrick_cheong@astro.com.my>
Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 6:03 AM
Subject: RE: /boot


I have read somewhere on the Net that the newer lilo can now handle beyond
the 1024 cyclinder barrier....can anyone confirm this to be true...

A question tha I have:-

I noticed that grub comes on the 2.2 cds....after I dpkg -i...how do I
remove lilo and configure and use grub instead to boot my linux box....which
have all but /boot running reiserfs....

Patrick Cheong
Information Systems Assurance
Measat Broadcast Network Systems
e-mail: mailto:patrick_cheong@astro.com.my
Visit us at: http://www.astro.com.my

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthias Mann [SMTP:Matman@gmx.li]
> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 5:33 PM
> To: ColdWater; debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: /boot
>
> 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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