[Novalug] Ubuntu Grub question

[Bonnie Dalzell]

On Sun, 1 Apr 2007, Julia Christianson wrote:

JC >John Peck wrote:
JC >> I'm using Ubuntu on some of my computers. I've had boot issues on my dual boot 
JC >> machines. If I recall Grub complained about something being over the 1024 
JC >> cylinder and couldn't continue. Installing Mandrake with Lilo on the same 
JC >> machine worked OK. I want to switch from Mandrake to Ubuntu on my main 
JC >> workstation but want to be sure I won't have a Grub issue. Is there a way to 
JC >> test my existing system for this Grub issue before installing Ubuntu? If Grub 
JC >> is going to be an issue is there a repair or workaround after Ubuntu is 
JC >> installed?
JC >
JC >What grub may be complaining about is that the /boot partition is
JC >someplace over the 1024 limit.  Roger noted that this problem is
JC >largely a thing of the past, but I've had relatively recent (<5yo)
JC >machines exhibit the problem, so I create a small /boot as the first
JC >partition (and force it to be a primary partition) to head off the
JC >issue.  Unnecessarily superstitious?  Perhaps.  I hear cable select
JC >works now too, but why tempt fate?

it never hurts on a large drive to have a 1/2 gig to 1 gig first
partition. 

i have a 3 year old system I built in which cable select and booting
beyong the 1024 cylinder limit works but the small initial partition has 
helped me dubug things and now I have freedos sitting on it.



JC >
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