On Thu, Nov 22, 2001 at 02:52:58PM +0530, Kingsly John wrote: > On Thu, 22 Nov 2001, Vinu Moses wrote: > > |I'm not sure, but I think linux can't boot off an extended > |partition. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. > > Linux can boot off extended partitions ... only problem is > with older versions of lilo which couldn't read beyond the > first 8GB of the hard disk. > > Kingsly > ---end quoted text---
There is a small creavat here. In a multi-OS system, it is possible to have one (and only one) alternate OS on an exten- ded logical partition, since all extended-logicals have just one boot record, belonging to the mother extended. It is therefore advisable to have all bootable OSs installed on a PRIMARY partition since each has its own boot sector and independent boot records can be written to it. Secondly, once partition types for different OSs are written it makes the root file systems unique, and inaccessable from recognition by most OSs unless specifically mounted. Saves a lot of inad- vertent errors. This Large-Disk problem is a different cup of tea ... and is well bovered in the Large-Disk-HOWTO. Bish -- : ####[ Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]########################### Sub : Console boot (debian systems) LOST #045 To boot into console with xdm/ gdm/ kdm installed, changing at /etc/inittab does not help. Use the [update-rc.d] program meant for changing init parameters in Sys-V init process. All system startup links for /etc/init.d/xdm will be removed. viz #update-rc.d -f xdm remove (or gdm / kdm) ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>################################### : _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
