> -----Original Message----- > From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Michael > J. Schweppe > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 10:38 AM > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Subject: Re: lilo failed--HELP > > > On Thu, 26 Jul 2001 10:06:59 -0700, "Mark R. Myers" > wrote: > > >Just to be safe, I still create a /boot partition on hda1 that > is about 23 > >MB for the boot partition. > >I've never experienced any problems doing this. > > I just completed a fresh install with the same results . I had > to fdisk /mbr to get to Windows. > > Can I move /boot to hda1 without doing a reinstall again? > ---- If as you say, Windows is already on the primary hd, that is going to be difficult - especially if your BIOS requires that it be located within the first 1024 cylinders. I would love to know if you have tried the bios=0x82 as I have been repeatedly telling you to do. And btw - 23 megabytes may be enough for a /boot but if you intend to compile a new kernel and/or have alternative linux boot options, you are gonna run out of space quickly. Craig