Re: [LIH] Re: Big HDDs and Linux/BIOS

[Mrinal Kalakrishnan]

Hi,

eccentric globetrotter typed:
> But if you have multiple OS then a way around this problem is too
> keep a linux native partition typically 100mb within the first 1024
> cylinders and mount it as /boot. Rest of the linux u can dump
> anywhere u feel like.

My boot partition is just around 8 MB, and only 4 MB used. Isn't 100
MB overkill? The space will probably just get wasted.

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