Kelly Cash wrote:
> Hi all-
>
> Is there a FAQ sheet for partitioning disks?
>
> I have a 20GB disk. 1/2 is WinBlows98, and the other is Linux.
> Apparently I had the Win partition too large, so that the boot
> record for Linux wouldn't reside in a lower cylinder than 1024.
>
> So, I shrunk my Microsnot partition, no problem.
>
> I've tried making a /boot partition and a / partition. Every time
> I try this (in disk druid), I get the error message "boot partition
> is too large." I've tried making a /boot partition at 256, 64, 32,
> 16, and even 1MB. All sizes yielded the message above.
>
How much did you shrink your win partition, and check what cylinder it ends
at. Linux boot partition needs to be completely below 1024th cylinder.
