Re: First-time boot stuck at Uncompressing Linux

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

On Tue, Feb 01, 2000 at 03:23:44PM +0000, Paul Newman pgen com wrote:
> 
> Should that be /boot partition must not cross cylinder 1024 or /root partition
> must not cross cylinder 1024 ?

The partition containing the /boot directory must not cross the 1024
boundary.  That may be the root partition (/) or something small enough
to contain the /boot directory, usually a /boot partition.  In the
latter case, the root (/) partition may be anywhere else.

Cheers,
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