Just something to add to this (although Randy is correct): Let's say you have a 1.2GB /dev/hda. Make the partitions something like this:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] fdisk -l Disk /dev/hda: 64 heads, 63 sectors, 621 cylinders Units = cylinders of 4032 * 512 bytes Device Boot Begin Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 1 258 500000 6 DOS FAT /dev/hda2 259 259 264 10000 83 Linux native /dev/hda3 265 265 589 623000 83 Linux native /dev/hda3 589 589 621 62496 82 Linux swap and you would have them mounted like this: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mount /dev/hda1 on /dos type msdos (rw) /dev/hda2 on /boot type ext2 (rw) /dev/hda3 on / type ext2 (rw) Note that the /boot partition shown here as 10M can be as small as 3M, and must be above that 1024 cylinder boundary. This, however, maximizes the space you can have for dos and still allow you to boot into linux without LILO complaining. Note also that you'll have to move your kernel into the /boot directory, modify your /etc/lilo.conf file to reflect that you moved the kernel, and then re-run lilo before attempting to reboot linux. I used a calculator to produce the values show in the table above, so your actuall numbers will vary slightly.. but the principle is the same. ;-) Oh, as far as which one to install first, go for debian. After you install DOS, you'll most likely have to use your debian's boot floppy to kickstart the machine then re-run LILO, as DOS will overwrite the MBR (erasing LILO's boot code). - DeJay. On Tue, 6 Oct 1998, Randy Edwards wrote: > DOS is fairly fussy about where it wants its partitions. If I were you, I'd > make a > small DOS partition with DOS (how large is this supposed to be? Beware of the > ~510MB/1024 cylinder BIOS problems), install DOS onto it, and then install > Debian > elsewhere on the hard drive using Linux's fdisk to make your new partitions. > > -- > Regards, | Debian GNU/ __ o http://www.debian.org > . | / / _ _ _ _ _ __ __ > Randy | / /__ / / / \// //_// \ \/ / > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) | /____/ /_/ /_/\/ /___/ /_/\_\ > http://www.golgotha.net | ...because lockups are for convicts... > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > _________ / Bedrock \__________________________ | http://bedrock.dyn.ml.org/dejay | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |_____________________________________|
