On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 10:05:25PM +0530, N S Srikanth wrote: > > Supposing I install PCQ Linux 7.1 in a HD beyond 8 GB limit > and I make a boot disk during the installation process, du- > ring my next booting will I be able to boot into Linux with > the boot disk or will it hang because Linux is installed > beyond 8GB (1024 cyl voodoo) ? >
Yes it will boot from floppy irrespective of where the / or the /boot is. The floopy disk has the kernel image, and after loading it will continue with the init process from the hard disk, as per your /etc/inittab and /etc/fstab. > > PS: I installed Caldera beyond 8GB because it had GRUB and > it boots nicely into Linux > This 1024-voodoo is typically a problem with older versions of LILO with some older bioses. It is unlikely, you would be facing any problems of booting through grub from the HDD. HTH Bish -- : ####[ Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]########################### Sub : Lesser used commands (expand) LOST #168 expand is a filter that converts tabs to spaces. If tabs are to be removed from a file, it is as simple as: '$expand filename > newfilename' ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>#################################### : _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
