RE: Auto Partioning missing & Boot partion Too Big

[Brian Patterson <BrianPatterson affina com>]

Your boot partition can't be very far into your hard disk.  I always create
my boot partition first (about 6 meg).  The redhat install guide details
this.  http://www.redhat.com



> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Vincent Canning [SMTP:vinniec esatclear ie]
> Sent:	Wednesday, March 22, 2000 10:52 AM
> To:	redhat-install-list redhat com
> Subject:	Auto Partioning missing & Boot partion Too Big
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a problem installing Redhat 6.1 as follows, could anyone help?
> 
> I have a 20 Gb hard disk, 4Gb of which is unpartioned  which I intend to
> use for Linux.,
> the rest is a partion containing win 98.
> 
> When I do the install (both GUI and text based) two problems occur:
> 
> 1. Despite the fact that I chose KDE Workstation install I never see the
> automatic partioning screen
>     which supposedly gives the option to do the partioning for you.
>     Instead I am always brought straight into the custom partioning(Disk
> druid screen).
> 
> 2. Once here I can't create the /boot partion as I am always told "boot
> partition too big".
>     I initially tryed to set it to 16Mb and then tryed lots of smaller
> sizes as low as 1Mb and
>     all return the same error message. I can create the swap and /
> partition with no problems
>     but can never proceed past this part of the installation because of
> the /boot partition problem.
> 
> Anyone any ideas what I'm doing wrong? This has had me flummoxed for a
> week now!
> 
> Thanks
> 
> -vinnie
> 
> 
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