Re: [newbie] Large HD install
At 07:28 PM 8/2/99 -0500, you wrote: >> I'm trying to install LM 6.0 for the first time. I used fips to decrease my >> windows 98 partition on a 13 GB HD. When I try and run Disk Druid, it comes >> up with an error "Boot partition too large." I know that I've read >> something about this, but can't remember where. Can anyone give me a hand >> with this? TIA > >TIA? Thanks in advance Rob
RE: [newbie] Large HD install
At 04:38 PM 8/2/99 -0700, you wrote: >Right. If you have a small /boot partition >(~25 MByte partition) in the first 8Gig area of your >disk, you will be able to boot OK. The rest of the >linux can go anywhere. Thanks, this did the trick. I set the / under 8MB, but not /boot. Now if I can figure out the xconfiguration. Rob > >Bill > > >-Original Message- >From: James J. O'Keefe, Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 4:14 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [newbie] Large HD install > > >Doesn't this problem have to do with the size of the first partition >exceeding 1023 cylinders and dos is not able to see the second partition? > >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Pr. Robert Wurst >Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 16:54 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [newbie] Large HD install > > >I'm trying to install LM 6.0 for the first time. I used fips to decrease my >windows 98 partition on a 13 GB HD. When I try and run Disk Druid, it comes >up with an error "Boot partition too large." I know that I've read >something about this, but can't remember where. Can anyone give me a hand >with this? TIA > >Rob
Re: [newbie] Large HD install
> I'm trying to install LM 6.0 for the first time. I used fips to decrease my > windows 98 partition on a 13 GB HD. When I try and run Disk Druid, it comes > up with an error "Boot partition too large." I know that I've read > something about this, but can't remember where. Can anyone give me a hand > with this? TIA TIA? I'm pretty sure that the partition that is booted from must reside fully within the first 1024 cylinders of its hard disk. I'm not sure how it is with newer BIOSes, but... it's a concern. Hmm. I have an interesting idea. You could make a tiny partition, put LILO on it, and have it springboard to either the Windows or Linux partitions (which are much larger). Would that work? I might do this myself.
RE: [newbie] Large HD install
Doesn't this problem have to do with the size of the first partition exceeding 1023 cylinders and dos is not able to see the second partition? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Pr. Robert Wurst Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 16:54 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Large HD install I'm trying to install LM 6.0 for the first time. I used fips to decrease my windows 98 partition on a 13 GB HD. When I try and run Disk Druid, it comes up with an error "Boot partition too large." I know that I've read something about this, but can't remember where. Can anyone give me a hand with this? TIA Rob
RE: [newbie] Large HD install
Right. If you have a small /boot partition (~25 MByte partition) in the first 8Gig area of your disk, you will be able to boot OK. The rest of the linux can go anywhere. Bill -Original Message- From: James J. O'Keefe, Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 4:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Large HD install Doesn't this problem have to do with the size of the first partition exceeding 1023 cylinders and dos is not able to see the second partition? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Pr. Robert Wurst Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 16:54 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Large HD install I'm trying to install LM 6.0 for the first time. I used fips to decrease my windows 98 partition on a 13 GB HD. When I try and run Disk Druid, it comes up with an error "Boot partition too large." I know that I've read something about this, but can't remember where. Can anyone give me a hand with this? TIA Rob
RE: [newbie] Large HD install
Doesn't this problem have to do with the size of the first partition exceeding 1023 cylinders and dos is not able to see the second partition? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Pr. Robert Wurst Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 16:54 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Large HD install I'm trying to install LM 6.0 for the first time. I used fips to decrease my windows 98 partition on a 13 GB HD. When I try and run Disk Druid, it comes up with an error "Boot partition too large." I know that I've read something about this, but can't remember where. Can anyone give me a hand with this? TIA Rob
[newbie] Large HD install
I'm trying to install LM 6.0 for the first time. I used fips to decrease my windows 98 partition on a 13 GB HD. When I try and run Disk Druid, it comes up with an error "Boot partition too large." I know that I've read something about this, but can't remember where. Can anyone give me a hand with this? TIA Rob
