Re: First-time boot stuck at Uncompressing Linux

[Tom Cooper <tom_cooper bigfoot com>]

I dunno.  I've never installed the /boot directory on a partition other
than root.
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>From:	Paul Newman pgen com [SMTP:Paul Newman pgen com]
>Sent:	Tuesday, February 01, 2000 10:24 AM
>To:	redhat-install-list redhat com
>Subject:	Re: First-time boot stuck at Uncompressing Linux
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>Should that be /boot partition must not cross cylinder 1024 or /root
partition
>must not cross cylinder 1024 ?
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>tom_cooper bigfoot com on 01/02/2000 15:15:08
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>Please respond to redhat-install-list redhat com
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>To:   redhat-install-list redhat com
>cc:   rdybowski btinternet com
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>Subject:  Re: First-time boot stuck at Uncompressing Linux
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>My guess is that you're running into the old "root partition must not cross
>cyl 1024 on the hard disk" problem.
>This is an issue with older systems where LBA mode is not available, CHS is
>the only option, and the disk gemoetry exceeds 1024 cyl.
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>If you can create a partition for root that doesn't cross the 1024
>boundary, you'll be set.
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>I once had an old machine where I wanted to install multiple OSs, and was
>limited by disk geometry.  My fix was to create a small partition later to
>be used as root, then install the "other" operating systems, then install
>RH using the small root partition, and a much larger partition that _did_
>exceed the 1024 limit.
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>This worked very well for me, but YMMV.
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>HTH,
>Tom
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