This issue arises because most PC BIOses directly support disks of only up to 8.4 GB size, thus requiring you to have all your bootable partitions within the 8.4 GB limitation. However, I believe newer versions of LILO work around this limitation. Look for the latest LILO documentation on the web, and see if this is correct. Maybe other list members can contribute their inputs too.
Regards,
Krishnan
--- shahazad@linuxplanet.nu wrote:
Hi all, i have a 20 GB HDD & have win2000 preinstalled on it with just one primary partition (C: drive). & the disk is filled upto 55% of its capacity, now i want to install Linux on it by making a another partition & installing 2 OS's over it which i have done many a times but as my current HDD has just 1 partition & is filled upto 10 GB i face a problem while installing RH 7.1
The error i am getting is --> boot partition >1024 cylinders.
.. well i created the partition using *fips* utility which partitions without loosing the data on the drive present currently but when tried to install it gave me the error above again & again & was unable to install linux(sorry GNU/linux) ;)
i guess this problem is becoz the boot partition or may be the primary partition shouldnt exceed 3 gb..
plz suggest me a solution ..i tried to find bootpartition software but i didnt get it on the net & also donno how to fiddle with it.
Thanx cheers~
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