Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 12:52:38 +0100 (CET) From: Stefan Fent <sf@suse.de> Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0012041251470.29065-100000@d150.suse.de> Subject: Re: [suse-axp] aboot at SUSE 7.0
On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, Mattias Hermansson wrote:
> Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 12:48:11 +0100 (CET)
> From: Mattias Hermansson <mattias@hemmet.chalmers.se>
> To: Martin Kahlert <martin.kahlert@infineon.com>
> Cc: suse-axp@suse.com
> Subject: Re: [suse-axp] aboot at SUSE 7.0
>
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> > > I just wanted to ask if the root partition still has to be smaller than 2GB
> > > if I want to boot with aboot at SUSE 7.0 ?
> >
> > I think i can confirm this - see my other mail.
>
> Observe the diffrence between root and boot! I use a 5 MB boot partition
> using FAT for MILO, and placing the kernel on it. This should be the best
> solution, especially since MILO requires a filesystem to reside on.
>
> I'm not sure wheter aboot requires a boot partition, but from a safety
> POV a read only boot partition should ALWAYS be used.
No, aboot should be capable to boot also from partitions >8GB
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> M
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Stefan Fent
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