On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 10:07:22PM +0200, [email protected] wrote: > > In this case, "msdos" is the type, or class, of your disk partitions. > > I don't see why you look for the linux kernel in partition 6 (msdos6) and > set then your root filesystem in sda2. Maybe you are using logical > partitions? > That doesn't seem _so_ unusual, although it was definitely worth you mentioning it (in case it is part of the problem).
When I first started using linux, I had a mix of primary and logical msdos partitions (nowadays, I only use logical unless windows is also on that box). Disks used to get slower, the further into the disk you put the filesystem [ as reported, in those days, with hdparm ] - smaller tracks on the inside, so more frequent head movement. So, I consider that putting /boot at the end of the disk is worthwhile - it only gets used when booting, which is intrinsically slow (most time spent in the bios), and when writing out a new kernel. Whether it makes any real difference with modern disks, I do not know. ĸen -- Nanny Ogg usually went to bed early. After all, she was an old lady. Sometimes she went to bed as early as 6 a.m. -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
