Sten Anderson wrote: > > Also. Maybe this is a typo or something, but your /dev/hda2 and > > /dev/hda5 seem to be ocupying the same area of the disk. > > That is not a typo. The extended partition _includes_ the logical > partitions.
You got me there. I had a damned brain cramp. > Here is a print of my _working_ disk layout (from linux fdisk) > > /dev/hda1 1 1 261 2096451 6 DOS 16-bit >=32M > /dev/hda2 * 262 262 524 2112547+ 5 Extended > /dev/hda5 262 262 270 72261 82 Linux swap > /dev/hda6 271 271 524 2040223+ 83 Linux native > > I have lilo in the bootsector of /dev/hda2 (an extended partition). > > > Not to mention > > you are wanting to make an extended partion bootable *not* the linux > > partition. > > That is the correct way to do it according to the Lilo manual. You > cannot put lilo in the bootsector of a logical partion. In that case > lilo must reside in the bootsector of the enclosing extended > partition. You're 100% right. I would, however, assume it means a Linux extended (type 85) partition not a DOS extended partition (type 5). > > boot=/dev/hda is correct if lilo is in the boot sector not the > > partition. > > You are mixing the concepts. /dev/hda is the MBR, not a bootsector. > Lilo can reside in the MBR, but the Lilo manual warns against it. Got me again. I guess I wasn't awake when I wrote that. Just a heads up, since I can't find the doc I read it in, that I read someplace, long time ago, might not even apply any more, that it isn't a good idea to make your root file system an extended partition. I assumed this refered to extended partitions not being bootable, but I'm fuzzy on the subject. Evidently fuzzy on a lot of things today. I don't understand why anybody would want to put a *Linux* *primary* partition inside a *DOS* *extended* partition anyway. The idea sends me some real negitive vibs. Maybe totally unfounded. If there's some advantage to this could somebody let me know what it is? I may find a need for a similar setup in the future. BTW. Putting lilo in the MBR isn't advised against, it just means you have to restore the MBR if you ever uninstall lilo. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
