Safety - generally (under gentoo) /boot is not mounted, or only mounted RO. So you will always be able to boot. However, since I have (repeatedly) dumped bzImage files into /boot _without_ it being mounted, I now mount my /boot partition in fstab. So much for safety. So I spose you can get away with a single partition, as long as your boot loader functions. What I mean, if you are using GRUB as a bootloader, your boot partition must be a filesystem it understands.
Brad > -----Original Message----- > From: Conrad Wolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 26 June 2003 11:57 p.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Test run for Gentoo install fest > > > What is the advantage of having a small boot partition. I > boot my Debian > system from a 5.4 GB partitions without any problems. > > Cheers, > Conrad. > > Brad Beveridge wrote: > > >I began installing gentoo on a laptop last night, my partitions are > >/dev/hda1 - ntfs (gah) /dev/hda2 - ext3, boot region, 30Mb > (only needs > >to be large enough to fit 1 bzImage really) /dev/hda3 - > 500Mb swap (you > >can use your Debian swap) /dev/hda4 - reiserfs for the rest. > - reiser > >or ext3 is reccommended > > > >Brad > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Conrad Wolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Thursday, 26 June 2003 11:49 p.m. > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Subject: Test run for Gentoo install fest > >> > >> > >>Sorry, but I won't make it to the meeting on Monday. This is > >>particularly bad, because I won't be there for the test run of our > >>Gentoo install fest next Saturday. My laptop is booting > >>Nick's CD and I > >>can get my NIC working. Is there anything else that could > go wrong or > >>that I should check? > >> > >>Chris mentioned in one of his posts that 3 partitions are > >>needed for the > >>Gentoo install. What do they have to look like (size, type) > >>and what're > >>they used for. On my current Debian system I've 1 swap and > 1 ext2 (/) > >>partition. For data I've got a FAT32 partition that I access > >>from Linux > >>and Windows. > >> > >>Cheers, > >>Conrad. > >> > >> > >>Nick Rout wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>/etc/init.d/net.eth0 start > >>> > >>>please don't post html to the list if you can help it. > >>> > >>>Its odd that the /etc/init.d/local script does not load the 3c59x > >>>module. > >>> > >>>the script cycles through all the available net modules > and tries to > >>>insmod them. If one (perhaps the de4x5) hangs then it may give the > >>>symptoms you observe. > >>> > >>>can you give me the output of lsmod before and after you > >>> > >>> > >>load the 3c59x > >> > >> > >>>module? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 09:55:19 +0200 > >>>Conrad Wolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> > >>>>Sorry, this was supposed to go to the list, not only to > >>>> > >>>> > >>Chris. Conrad. > >> > >> > >>>>-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Gentoo > >>>> > >>>> > >>installfest ISO files > >> > >> > >>>> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 09:43:52 +0200 > >>>> From: Conrad Wolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> To: Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> References: > >>>> > >>>> > >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]><200306232109.39787.csawt > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED]><[EMAIL PROTECTED]><2 > >> > >> > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >>>>I've tried it again and waited at least 20 min this time, > >>>> > >>>> > >>but there is > >> > >> > >>>>neither network nor CD activity. With the boot option 'nonet' this > >>>>doesn't occur. I then get to the CL and can load 3c59x, but > >>>> > >>>> > >>I've no idea > >> > >> > >>>>how to start the network skript. Is there an equivalent to > >>>> > >>>> > >>the Debian > >> > >> > >>>>'/etc/init.d/networking start'? > >>>> > >>>>Cheers, > >>>>Conrad. > >>>> > >>>>Christopher Sawtell wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 08:09, Conrad Wolf wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>Thanks Chris! > >>>>>> > >>>>>>I've downloaded the iso (checksum was ok) and burned it. When > >>>>>>booting with the CD I get a boot promt, but then during > the boot > >>>>>>process the box freezes. The last output is something like > >>>>>>'Searching for de4x5'. I googled for it and found that > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>de4x5 must be > >> > >> > >>>>>>a nic module. That's somewhat obscure, because I've got a > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>3Com card > >> > >> > >>>>>>which normally uses 3c59x.o. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>So does my machine and it works ok. > >>>>>How long did you wait? > >>>>>That phase takes quite a long time. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>Cheers, > >>>>>>Conrad. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Christopher Sawtell wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 07:01, Conrad Wolf wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>Sorry to ask, but how can I download from a http url in binary > >>>>>>>>mode? When I downloaded the iso with Mozilla, the > checksum and > >>>>>>>>even the file size didn't match. For ftp I normally use > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>the gftp > >> > >> > >>>>>>>>package, but I couldn't connect to the http url with it. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>I've found the command line utility wget to be pretty well > >>>>>>>bombproof > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>wget http://www.linuxnut.co.nz/dl/gentoo-distcc-clug-0.2.iso > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>-- > >>>>>>>C. S. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>-- > >>>Nick Rout > >>>Barrister & Solicitor > >>>Christchurch, NZ > >>>Ph +64 3 3798966 > >>>Fax + 64 3 3798853 > >>>http://www.rout.co.nz > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
