Ok, I think that's my problem, I'm letting linux make it's partitions.
I'll try makeing them myself, then installing it. Thanks everyone.
On Sun, 30 Apr 2000, John P. Verel wrote:
> If you set up the partitions BEFORE you attempt to install, you should
> have no problem. Having installed Red Hat now 4 times, I've never seen
> anything that tells me to put the boot partition at the beginning of
> the disc. In fact, on my last install, I tried it with the boot
> partition above the 1024 cylinder to see if it would work, with this
> particular BIOS....it didn't, so I changed my partition strategy to
> get below that spot. But the Red Hat installer will let you put it
> anywhere you like. Just have it done before you start the
> installation.
>
> John
>
> On 04/30/00, 07:08:25AM -0400, Jake McHenry wrote:
> >
> > Everything your telling me is great to hear, but How can I just move the
> > Kernel? It won't even install without me making that /boot partition at
> > the beginning of my drive. Is there another way of installing linux that I
> > don't know of? Thanks.
> >
> > jake
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 29 Apr 2000, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> >
> > > At 06:24 PM 4/29/00 -0500, you wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> I just bought a new pc and I'm trying to install RD 6.1 on it, the same as
> > > >> my servers. How can I dual boot win98 and linux without moving the entire
> > > >> windows partition up 20 megs so the "/boot" partition from linux can be
> > > >> created? This is the first I've messed with dual booting anything with
> > > >> Linux. I've tried every install option in the GUI install, but each time I
> > > >> have to put in the boot partition, and it wants it at the beginning of the
> > > >> harddrive.
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks.
> > > >>
> > > >> Jake McHenry
> > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >If the disk has more than 1024 cylinders or the linux partition starts
> > > >after cylinder 1024 than you need to have a separate /boot partition of
> > > >1 gig or so. It does not hahave to be at the beginniong of the hard
> > > >drive ; just inside the cylinder 1024 limit.
> > > >
> > > >If you want you can break the windows disk space into two drives and
> > > >put the /boot between them.
> > > >-------------------------------------------
> > > >Aaron Konstam
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> > > >San Antonio, TX 78212-7200
> > > >
> > > >
> > > If all else fails, you can put the kernel on your windows partition. Just
> > > make sure you mark it as a system file so it doesn't get moved. Or use
> > > loadlin to boot Linux...
> > >
> > > Mikkel
> > >
> > > --
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> > > for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
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