Re: Help

["M.Chandrashekhar (96D07008)" <chand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, almech wrote:

> that doesn't works i use the floppy boot insted of it
> i have 4 gb partition still it doesn/t boot
> require help i have 20 gb seagate disk


You can make it like this

1>  Have DOS as your first primary partition, put extended (how many upto
you), then leave one extended partition of windows to install linux in
it.And use fdisk while installing in linux. (make sure your /boot comes
within first 1024 cylinders,

DOS *		|----> make sure these both take max 7GB
dos extended	|
dos extended (put linux in this)
dos extended

Don't worry, you can create extended partitions in linux (windows extended
partition).

2> Have DOS as your primary partition (no extended) size, rest linux.

Dos * primary
Linux

3> install linux "only" ...Goodbye windows :-)

chandra
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Who takes them every day by storm."

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M. Chandrasekhar
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Dept of Electrical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,
Mumbai.

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>
> i also tried changing "linear " to "lba32 " in the
> /etc/lilo.conf file
>
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> From: "Sunil" <varghesesunil@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Linux General" <linux-india-General@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 7:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [LIG] Help
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> >
> > There should be no problem in installing linux on a 20 gb hard disk
> provided
> > the primary C partition  is less  than  8 gb. The boot boundary limit is 8
> > gb. So if  ur first primary partition (ie. C drive) is more than that then
> > linux won't boot .
> > It is preferred that you keep your primary partition as 2-3  gb  and every
> > thing will be fine.
> > Well that did work for me .....
> > Hope fully should work with u too.
> >
> >
> > Regarads
> >
> > Sunil Varghese
> >
> >
> >
> > > how to install linux on 20 gb hard disk where  heads/cylnder are more
> than
> > 1023.
> > >
> >
> >
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