Re: [LI] Partition Problem

["Dina-natha Das" <linux7@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> I have a 4.3GB HDD. I want to have 2GB of Windoze95 in
> my first partition and rest as LINUX. Windoze95 got
> installed fine. But when I install linux, in the end
> of the installation it gives
>       "Unable to load in the BOOT LOader ......."
>
> But when I make a 500MB partition and load windoze it
> works out fine. Someone said that it has something to
> do with 1023 sectors/cylinders.
>
> How can I overcome my problem??

My experience is that Linux cannot be installed on a partition bigger than
around 3.6GB due to 1023 cylinders limitation. In my case I installed win98
on a primary partition and I made 3.6GB logical partition on extended
partition and I left it unformatted. Later when I was installing Linux Red
Hat 6.0 I just made root and swap partitions on the unformatted 3.6GB
partition that that was it.

 Dina-natha Das


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