Hi, you will need the files in /boot bevore cylinder 1024, because your BIOS can´t read anything after this border. And the BIOS starts the booting. If you like to install Linux and another OS like M$-Windows on one harddisk, it is recommended to create an own partition for /boot. I have 8 MB for this. That is more then enough cause the files in /boot takes 1 MB. If you like to install only Debian on your harddisk you don´t need this /boot-partition. But you must set the partition / at the beginnig of your harddisk. This is neccessary. Cause this is then the bootpartition too and needs a beginning bevore cylinder 1024.
Matthias ----- Original Message ----- From: ColdWater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 2:50 AM Subject: /boot > List, > > First of all, hi to everyone! > Now... > I've finished my download of CD-Binary 1 and i'm ready to install Debian > Potato. I'm reading the manuals and, after some How-tos I intend to install > it. (Erase the Red Hat and put it on; leaving Win); > I have a little question and I hope someone from the list could help me with > it. > Even with the boot in before the 1024cil, is it recomended to to create a > /boot partion? > Is it good, bad or it does not matter? What about it's size. 10Mb is enough? > > Thanks! > Custodio, L. C. - Brazil! > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
