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