Is the Linux partition going beyond the 1024th cyl? Most BIOSes have
problems booting from areas beyond 1024 cyl, so maybe that's the reason the
Installer won't let you.
Make a partition under the 1024cyl limit, about 5MB, mount as /boot, and
copy the kernel there.
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Sanjeev "Ghane" Gupta
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>
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> hi ....
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> i am facing a problem in creating partitions on my 8 gb disk.
> i have a 2gb primary partition which has windowsNT installed in it. the
other
> part of disk is in a extended partition. i try to create a 2 gb "/"
partition
> and
> the installer cribs saying that "boot partition too large".
> i tried to reduce the size to 1 mb as well :-) even then it cribs.
> i am using a HP vectra-p133 m/c.
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> looking for help
> cheers
> krk
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