But we cant make an extended partition active ! So we need atleast one
primary partition which is 'Linux native'. This can be /boot or /
ciao,
Amit
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Atul Chitnis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 01/03/2000 12:29:41 PM
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On Mon, 3 Jan 2000, Aruneesh Salhotra wrote:
> Hi Atul,
> I have a query. Is it possible to have linux loaded in a extended
partition.
> I remember reading that linux could be loaded through a local partition
in an
> extended partition.
> If it is possible somehow, can you tell, how does Linux boot happens.
Linux does not care whether it is in a primary or extended partition. On
one of my machines, which also has a Windows parition, Linux is installed
in an extended partition, as you can see below:
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 1 230 1738768+ b Win95 FAT32
/dev/hda2 231 523 2215080 5 Extended
/dev/hda3 * 524 653 982800 83 Linux
/dev/hda4 654 662 68040 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda5 231 523 2215048+ 83 Linux
Note that /dev/hda5 starts in the same place as /dev/hda2 (which is an
extended partition).
Atul
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