Thanks Roi.
I was able to Install Redhat v6.2 before then all of a sudden I got
confused. Btw, if we use the IDE autodetect feature on the motherboard, it
has 3 options (a. LBA b. NORMAL c. LARGE) and what do you think is the best
setting? Tnx in advance.
Walter
> > Hi.
> > I need some advice on installing Linux on 4GB and larger hard
drives, what is the ideal size for "/boot" and is it adviseable to separate
"/boot" from "/"? Thank you.
>
> RedHat 7.0 recommends maximum 16MB of /boot. I don't know with other
> distributions if it's applicable.
>
> compaq.com recommends 30MB to 60MB partition for /boot if you're using
> Red Hat 6.2 .
>
> Note:
> 1. /boot needs to be a primary partition (partition #'s 1-4). /boot cannot
> be a logical drive, (partition #5 or higher).
> 2. /boot should be marked active.
> 3. /boot needs to be below the 1024 cylinder limit.
> 4. All other Linux partitions, including swap, can reside in the extended
> partition as logical drives, partition 5 and above.
>
> HTH.
> :)
>
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