# abstract: what is the minimal size for a linux /boot partition and what files must it contain?
# the details: I am a win95 user and want to add debian 2.0 to my pc. on my 3.2 GB SCSI hard disk, I want to end up with the following approximate space distribution: - 1 GB for win95 (OS and applications) - 1 GB for linux - 1 GB for my documents which should be accessible for linux and win95 after reading the relevant FAQs, HowTOs, installation instructions etc. I recognized that all bootable partitions must start before the 1024th cylinder (I would like to use LILO), so I thought the best solution might be to have these partitions: primary: - X MB linux native for booting linux - 1 GB fat16 for win95 extended: - 48 MB linux swap (=2x my RAM) - 1 GB linux native for linux apps - 1 GB fat16 for documents accessible for both win95 and linux my questions are: - what is the minimal size for the linux boot partition? - what files will it contain? - what happens during the installation process: how do I tell debian where to put what? (sorry for this unprecise newbie question) furthermore, I would appreciate any suggestions for a better solution of the win95+linux shared documents problem. thanx *patrick* # Patrick Meidl # Konrad Lorenz Institute for Comparative Behavioural Research # Savoyenstr. 1a, A-1160 Vienna, Austria # Phone +43-1-486 21 21-36 | Fax +43-1-486 21 21-28 # Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] # WWW http://unet.univie.ac.at/~a8903821/home.htm -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null