[Novalug] Ubuntu Grub question

[Julia Christianson]

John Peck wrote:
> I'm using Ubuntu on some of my computers. I've had boot issues on my dual boot 
> machines. If I recall Grub complained about something being over the 1024 
> cylinder and couldn't continue. Installing Mandrake with Lilo on the same 
> machine worked OK. I want to switch from Mandrake to Ubuntu on my main 
> workstation but want to be sure I won't have a Grub issue. Is there a way to 
> test my existing system for this Grub issue before installing Ubuntu? If Grub 
> is going to be an issue is there a repair or workaround after Ubuntu is 
> installed?

What grub may be complaining about is that the /boot partition is
someplace over the 1024 limit.  Roger noted that this problem is
largely a thing of the past, but I've had relatively recent (<5yo)
machines exhibit the problem, so I create a small /boot as the first
partition (and force it to be a primary partition) to head off the
issue.  Unnecessarily superstitious?  Perhaps.  I hear cable select
works now too, but why tempt fate?

-- Julia