Petey wrote:
>
> I've got a quick question I couldn't find the answer for in my Linux book. I
> have a 16.8 GB hard drive. Will I need to create 2 - 8GB partitions or can I
> create 1 - 16GB partition? I've never worked above 4GB partitions, so this is
> new territory for me. Thanks for the help.
With a drive that big, you really want to create 3 partitions (at the
MINIMUM). First, your swap partition. Second, a partition you'll mount
as /boot. The last will be your / (root) filesystem.
The reason for a separate /boot partition is so you don't ever run the
risk of having the kernel installed higher than cylinder 1024 on the
drive. Life is ALOT easier if you plan ahead.
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Steve Philp
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Advance Packaging Corporation
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