On 2008-01-18T14:05:25-0800, Alvin Oga wrote: > > > (8) Is there any advantage to using ext2 for /boot rather than ext3? > > no to either > /boot should not be a single partition by itself.. > it is part of /bin, /lib, /sbin /etc ... which is the rootfs > > even if /boot is fine, if your "rootfs" is corrupt, you can't boot > so there is no point to separating /boot ... we'll leave network boot, > boooting off cd, and booting off usb stick for another ballgame
Your analysis is correct. The only reason for having /boot on a separate partition is as a work-around for the (historical) 1024 cylinders / 504 MB limits of IDE. /Allan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
