On 2006/11/28 17:38 (GMT+0100) Thorolf Godawa apparently typed:
> The question is, is it still usefull to create a seperate boot partition
> or could it also be together with / (root)?
> One disadvantage can be the you can't mount it readonly, but what else?
Once you get a good working grub on a /boot partition, you can use it to
start any number of installs on any number of partitions. On all but one
install you leave /boot on the root partition, and on that installation
you're not messing with the one that you know works. If a new install
fails to properly complete or install its own grub, you can still start
without need for rescue media. You can also copy the installation kernel
and initrd for any given distro to the /boot partition, and never need
to burn any CD to start either an install, or a rescue. If adequately
sized, it can also be a handy location for backup copies of your most
used config files to refer to or replace those resulting from a new
install. It can also be useful if you shuffle hardware around frequently
and might still have systems that recognize not more than 1024 cylinders
for booting.
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