On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 20:09:38 +0000, Fernando Meira wrote: > Now I want to clean hda1 (which has windows) and mount there /usr and > point $PORTAGE_TMPDIR there (because my gentoo system, in hda4, run out > of space). Once I'm doing this, I could split that partition into > smaller ones (e.g. to create /boot), but hda1 needs to be Extended. So, > > 1. Can /boot be inside an Extended partition? Would probably be place > in hda6...
Yes it can. I never have any primary partitions on x86/amd64 boxes, so /boot is always on /dev/hda5. > 2. In case of not changing my boot config (my doing Q1), will I need to > re-install my bootloader in MBR anew? Or on other words, will MBR be > erased when cleaning hda1? No, the MBR is separate from any partition tables. that's why hda1 starts on block 1, the MBR is on block 0. > Question extra :) : what tends to be bigger /etc or /usr ? /usr, by a long way. But the question is largely irrelevant, you cannot put /etc on a separate partition. How would you mount it? -- Neil Bothwick Earlier, I didn't have time to finish anything. This time I w
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