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On Tue, 7 Mar 2000 11:00:05 +0200, "Chenome" <chenome@mweb.co.za>
wrote:

>Hi there.
>
>I recently got ahold of Redhat linux 6.1.
>Im fairly new to linux, I would like to know why each time I try to install,
>it says boot partition too big. Even if i dont create a boot partition and
>just create a root and swap partition, I cant carry on without it.
>
>ive got a 16 gig harddrive, 13 gigs is used for windows, and I left the rest
the problem is simple (when u know the problem ;-) the bootpartition
hast to be in the first 1024 cylinders else u could get problem like
u.
to solve this create a 5 mb partition under the 1024 cylinder limit or
use a boot disk
>of the space unpartitioned for RH linux.
>
>How can I solve this problem ?, how do I go about ?.
>
>Pls and many thanks
>
>Derek
>

earth.rc5@gmx.net wrote:
=> to solve this create a 5 mb partition under the 1024 cylinder limit or
=> use a boot disk

Also never a good idea to keep a partition larger than 1 Gb unless
absolutely necessary. Remember, that each time at bootup, the kernel checks
for the validity of the partition and performs a fsck (file system check) if
necessary. For large partitions this takes a long time. 

-- 
Vikram.V.Asrani (vikram@eecs.umich.edu)

On 15 Mar 2000 01:23:43 GMT, Vikram V Asrani <vikram@eecs.umich.edu>
wrote:

>earth.rc5@gmx.net wrote:
>=> to solve this create a 5 mb partition under the 1024 cylinder limit or
>=> use a boot disk
>
>Also never a good idea to keep a partition larger than 1 Gb unless
>absolutely necessary. Remember, that each time at bootup, the kernel checks
>for the validity of the partition and performs a fsck (file system check) if
>necessary. For large partitions this takes a long time. 
i dont think so
if linux is up it dosent mether how big a parition is
i use a 15.2 gb hd as one pariton and it works nice

if u want to very fast u could use the riserfs. this is a journals
file system. your system could crash (ie power off) and the riserfs
ist back in secounds

Keep your boot partition at or below 1GB.  And use the other two GB 
for the /usr directory or whatever.
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On 3/7/00, 1:00:05 AM, "Chenome" <chenome@mweb.co.za> wrote regarding 
boot partition too big ??:


> Hi there.

> I recently got ahold of Redhat linux 6.1.
> Im fairly new to linux, I would like to know why each time I try to 
install,
> it says boot partition too big. Even if i dont create a boot partition 
and
> just create a root and swap partition, I cant carry on without it.

> ive got a 16 gig harddrive, 13 gigs is used for windows, and I left 
the rest
> of the space unpartitioned for RH linux.

> How can I solve this problem ?, how do I go about ?.

> Pls and many thanks

> Derek