Hello,
I remember that /boot ( or any other bootloader for any other OS) must
be before the first 1024 cylinders.
Therefore, if you just create a / partition, after around 4GB is taken,
then ouch.
In a friend's place, ( he has a Seagate 8.6 GB: 1048 cyl) I either had
to create the / partition before around 8GB or had to create a separate
partition and mount /boot on it. This was in the first 1024 cylinders.
Mileage may vary depending on drive geometry. It isn't a 4GB limit.
I suggest this:
Create ur primary NT partition first as ur loading NT. Create a 4GB
partition and leave it blank. Then create ur D: partition.
While loading linux, remove the middle partition and load linux.
As far as the err goes, I guess it has been explained well enough as it
is.
HTH,
Ciao
-sush
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>Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1999 18:14:08 +0530
>From: Rohit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [LI] Partitioning : No free primary
>
>> apparently, linux does not run if installed above 4gb and that might be >>the
>problem.
>
>Another thing... Do you mean that Linux does not install if forced to
>install itself beyond the first 4 gb of the HDD? Not true... Mine used
>to run AFTER allocating 4 GB purely to FAT 16.
>
>Or do you mean that Linux will not install on a total space of more than
>4 GB. But a server installation on my machine went smoothly when
>dedicated whole 8 GB to it [I experimented a lot]
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