On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 04:59:17PM -0500, John Hughes wrote: > Hey all, > I am going to be embarking on switching to Debppc from YDl and have a few > questions I want to clarify: > > Deb instructions specify a 800k boot-strap partition as the absolute first > partition on the harddrive, yet YDL specifies a 10mb(admited overkill) boot > strap partition as first partition _after_ Mac OS partitions. Since they both > use Yaboot, wont the partition structure from the existing YDL install work? > If not, I was not aware you could put something like OSX on first and still > be able to leave a tiny partition unaffected at the beginging of the disc for > use as a boot strap partition. Could someone clarify this for me? Or point me > at a better install reference than:
Yes, it will work, until you have problems. Placing it in the recommended order will cause it to be default if MacOS screws something up on you. You can use the r command in mac-fdisk to put it wherever you want; it's not physical order that counts just order in the partition map. > > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/install > Check my .sig for the much-updated woody version. > Having just checked the Yaboot how to, it would seem the later is correct and > that it need only be the first of the "linux" partitions, and not the first > of the whole disk. > > Yaboot howto says the bootstrap only takes up 800K, but doesnt say one way or > another that the partition need be a set size. So I guess this comes down to > a single question: > > is there a size limitation to the boot-strap partition? Since mine, for YDL, > already exists, but is bigger than 800K, will it still be ok to use with > Debian? Yes, it will not break anything just be wasted space. -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/installmanual> | | debian-imac (potato): <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | May the Source be with you | *----------------------------------------------------------------* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
