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EmbraceThePenguin

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From: New Mexico, USA

Registered: 2004-08-09

Posts: 197

Question about the first 1024 sectors for Boot Part

I was wondering if Linux still had that limitation where the /boot had to be within the first 1024 sectors of the hard drive.

I have a Win2k3 partition using 20 gigs (From the start of the drive) and want to install linux on another chunk (30 gigs) and leave the rest of a 160 gig drive for data.

Thanks for the info..

Joe

i3839

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Registered: 2004-02-04

Posts: 1,185

Re: Question about the first 1024 sectors for Boot Part

No, and as far as I know that was(?) a bootloader limitation (Lilo). I use Grub. ;-)

Xentac

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From: Victoria, BC

Registered: 2003-01-17

Posts: 1,797

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Re: Question about the first 1024 sectors for Boot Part

If your machine has made within the last... hmmm... 5 or 6 years, then you'll be fine.

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