[plug] redhat7.1 help

[sol]

Hi Liam,

I'm still a bit of a newbie myself but from memory it's like this:-
If you want to install linux onto the second partition and this second 
partition lay outside the first 1024 cylinders, you need to create a small 
/boot partition in the first 1024 cylinders (25MB would be more than 
sufficient for this partition) and have LILO (linux loader) on that partition 
in order for it to be able to boot. There's quite a bit of information about 
this on the www and in the APC Linux Pocketbook for beginners (I'll sell you 
mine for $5 if you're interested: RRP $18).
The alternative (assuming that you don't want to annihilate Windoze just yet) 
is to get a copy of Boot Magic/Partition Magic or some other partition 
software which will make the whole process painless, and you won't have to 
make a /boot partition in the first 1024 sectors. It's up to you.
Good luck leaving the sinking ship (read Windoze).

Sol


On Wed, 18 Jul 2001 16:31, Liam (Testius) wrote:
> Hey,
> I recently got my hands on redhat7.1 and decided to try it out.
> The install went well, untill I got to the partition part, I
> selected the partition I wanted it installed on and an error
> message came up, all I can remember in the error message was
> something about 1024 cylinders and it not being supported,I was
> alittle stetchy on the details becuase I did the scared newbie
> linux thing and clicked cancel as soon as I saw an error message,
> I then installed mandrake8.0 without a prob.
>
> Cheers,
> Liam.
> Knowledge is the greatest power.