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ace_w1zard

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Registered: 2010-07-07

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/boot

Hey guys i got arch linux down finally , but i am going to reinstall it to better optimize it. but i haev a problem, i wanna make a /boot, /swap,/var,/root and /home to better optimize my system. but i can only make 4 out of the 5 when i partition my drives in the installer , have can i make all five of the partitions [sda1,sda2,sda3,sda4 and sda5] which will be /root, /boot, etc. when i try to make more then 4 it does not allow me, how can i make a 5th one so i can make the five?

Inxsible

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From: Chicago

Registered: 2008-06-09

Posts: 9,183

Re: /boot

Hey guys i got arch linux down finally , but i am going to reinstall it to better optimize it. but i haev a problem, i wanna make a /boot, /swap,/var,/root and /home to better optimize my system. but i can only make 4 out of the 5 when i partition my drives in the installer , have can i make all five of the partitions [sda1,sda2,sda3,sda4 and sda5] which will be /root, /boot, etc. when i try to make more then 4 it does not allow me, how can i make a 5th one so i can make the five?

You can make 4 primary partitions. But if you make one of those 4 to be an extended partition, there is no limit to how many partitions you can have. (well there might be limit..I am not a 100% on it) but you will be able to make enough partitions for your needs.

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ace_w1zard

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Registered: 2010-07-07

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Re: /boot

Hey guys i got arch linux down finally , but i am going to reinstall it to better optimize it. but i haev a problem, i wanna make a /boot, /swap,/var,/root and /home to better optimize my system. but i can only make 4 out of the 5 when i partition my drives in the installer , have can i make all five of the partitions [sda1,sda2,sda3,sda4 and sda5] which will be /root, /boot, etc. when i try to make more then 4 it does not allow me, how can i make a 5th one so i can make the five?

You can make 4 primary partitions. But if you make one of those 4 to be an extended partition, there is no limit to how many partitions you can have. (well there might be limit..I am not a 100% on it) but you will be able to make enough partitions for your needs.

wow bro you are like a genious, no joke, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP, you shoudl join hack forums

ace_w1zard

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Re: /boot

also when i make my /boot file, must i make that par. bootable, or should i keep the bootable par. on my /root?

Inxsible

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From: Chicago

Registered: 2008-06-09

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Re: /boot

wow bro you are like a genious, no joke, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP, you shoudl join hack forums

I am quite fine here, don't need to join anymore fora

also when i make my /boot file, must i make that par. bootable, or should i keep the bootable par. on my /root?

I don't think you need to set any boot flags like you have to in Windows.

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fsckd

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Registered: 2009-06-15

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Re: /boot

You can make 4 primary partitions. But if you make one of those 4 to be an extended partition, there is no limit to how many partitions you can have. (well there might be limit..I am not a 100% on it) but you will be able to make enough partitions for your needs.

There is a limit of usually 64, sometimes 16 partitions, and other limits can be observed. It depends on your OS, the type of disk, partitioning scheme, etc.

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litemotiv

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Registered: 2008-08-01

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Re: /boot

I don't think you need to set any boot flags like you have to in Windows.

It depends on your bios, for instance on Macbooks you do need to flag it bootable or else EFI can't find it. It's usually best to set it just in case.

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karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

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Re: /boot

wow bro you are like a genious, no joke, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP, you shoudl join hack forums

Your handle says it all ;-)

ace_w1zard

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Re: /boot

wow bro you are like a genious, no joke, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP, you shoudl join hack forums

Your handle says it all ;-)

what ya mean by that?

karol

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Re: /boot

> what ya mean by that?
That you're l33t ;-)

ace_w1zard

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Registered: 2010-07-07

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Re: /boot

> what ya mean by that?
That you're l33t ;-)

i am not l33t, im the far from that, i am new to Arch