Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 22:21:50 -0500 (EST) From: Michael Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Installing Linux beyond cylinder 1024
> My 20 gig hard drive in my Libretto 50CT is partitioned as follows using >PartitionMagic Pro 6.0: > 1: Primary partition, FAT16, 2GB in size. > 2: Extended partition, 12GB in size. > i: Logical drive, NTFS, 2GB in size. > ii: Logical drive, FAT, 2GB in size. > iii: Logical drive, FAT, 1.8GB in size. > *: Unallocated (hibernation area) > iv: Logical drive, FAT32, 5.9GB in size. > 3: Primary partition, Linux Ext2, 4.9GB in size. > 4: Primary partition, Linux swap, 94MB in size. > > Anyone got any ideas as to how to get Linux to see and install onto > partition 3 and not clobber the rest of my partitions? Does anyone know for sure if LILO (that's the part of Linux that actually loads the kernel when you start up) will use EZBios? The "standard" wisdom is that, for LILO to find the kernel, the kernel must be located within the first 1024 cylinders (I don't know if GRUB has the same restriction.) I believe this to be true even when the bios can recognize big disks - if so, then I can't see how EZBios would help. The "standard" advice is to create a small partition entirely within that initial 1024 cylinders, and mount /boot on that partition. (All the rest of Linux can then live in your extended partition.) Mike ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
