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Re: linux partition
> I was thinking of partitioning my 6 GB hard drive so that linux would get 3 GB and win 95 (what's currently on there) would get 3GB. But, as I was reading the installation manual, it said something along the lines of "the first primary linux partition must be located before cylinder 1024." Does this mean that I must make the first win95 partition <2.1 gig so that there is enough space to get a linux partition in and then add another win95 partition towards the end with the other linux and swap partitions?
If you have newer BIOS that does LBA then you can go to 8.x GB.
That is only a problem with older machines without LBA BIOS.
(some 486's and slower) And this limit is 512KB, not 2.1GB.
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Bruce Smith bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan 49093 USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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