[ltp] linux implications of 18G hdd for tp600E

[Anand Desai]

I don't see any reason not to put LILO on the hard drive MBR.  But the
boot partition for each operatng system should be in the first 1024
cylinders of the hard drive.  This means you should have a small (2-8
MB) /boot partition for Linux on the first few cylinders, then the Windows
partition (10 GB or whatever you wanted), then the rest of the Linux
partitions (/ , swap, and any others you might want)

If you install Linux first and then Windows, keep a Linux boot
floppy.  You will need to run LILO once after booting from the floppy
since installing Windows overwrites the MBR.

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@bullwinkle.dorm.virginia.edu

On Tue, 28 Mar 2000, Michael W. Godfrey wrote:

> 
> I have a TP600E which I am thinking of upgading to an 18G hdd.  The Toshiba
> is $200 less than the Travelstar at the campus computer store, so I am
> thinking about going with that one.
> 
> My plan it to use the first 10G for Win98 and the remainder for linux.
> I have installed Linux before on other machines, and I own Partition Magic
> 4.0.
> 
> However ... someone mentioned the phrase "geometry problems" with respect
> to 18G hdds and Linux.  I have only a vague understanding of what this is;
> is there anything special I should be aware of?
> 
> I was also thinking of installing Boot Magic since it came with PartMagic.
> Any funny business with MBRs and the like?
> 
> The support techies here suggest never putting Lilo on a HDD and always
> booting Linux from a floppy, but I don't relish keeping my floppy drive at
> all times.
> 
> Any advice appreciated.
> 
> 
> -- Mike
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