RE: fdisk

["Taylor, ForrestX" <forrestx taylor intel com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: YH [mailto:yh86us yahoo com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 4:51 PM
> To: seawolf-list redhat com
> Subject: Re: fdisk
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Thanks all responses for partitioning. Before doing fdisk (my first
> time) to install 7.1 in a Dell I8000, I need to double check my
> understanding. The following is the current partitioned list:
> 
>  hda1   *   1    255   2G  7  HPFS/NTFS
>  hda2       256  1275  8G  c  win95 FAT32 (LBA)
>  hda3      1276  2295  8G  f  win95 Ext'd (LBA)
>  hda5      1276  2295  8G  b  win95 FAT32      
> 
> My questions are:
> 
> 1. For /boot, do I have to vacant 16 M from either hda1 or 
> hda2? If this
> is true, is there any simple way to do it without 
> unallocation/location
> and repatriation of hda1 or hda2? 

Yes, you have to vacate some space from hda1 or 2 if you want it to be under
the 8 GB limit.  You can, however, install using Custom installation, and
use fdisk to partition.  Create a /boot (if you want--it is not necessary)
and other partitions (remember swap!).  Then use disk druid to give them
names.  At the end, lilo should use lba32 (not linear) and it will be able
to boot above the 8GB limit.  You should create a bootdisk in case anything
goes wrong.  Then you can manually edit /etc/lilo.conf, add lba32, and rerun
lilo.

> 
> 2. Linux has 4 primary partitions (1-4). I guess the number 
> will assign
> to a new partition hdax. As the window partition has already assigned
> hda1, hda2 and hda3. Does that mean I can only use number 4 to create
> hda4 for linux or I can still use any number of 1-4 without overriding
> and crashing the window partition?

You can only use number 4.  It will have to be an extended partition (like
3), and then you can create 6, 7, 8, etc. inside of hda4.

Forrest


> 
> Thank you in advance.