Victor Odhner writes: > Setting up a Debian system, I have /dev/hda with the following > partitions: > 1 / 123.38 MB > 2 /usr 1126.87 MB > 3 /home 2401.79 MB > 4 ? > 5 /swap 65.81 MB > 6 /tmp 148.06 MB > 7 /var 501.75 MB > 8 /work 2130.35 MB > > Partitioning seems to have skipped assigning /dev/hda4. > > Q1: Is this significant? > > I've seen references to a partition called /boot. > My understanding is that the whole system can > be a single partition if I wish, so I presume > /boot can be a mount-point within the root partition. > > Q2: Do I need to do anything about /boot, or should > it just appear? > > Vic The fourth partition has become your Extended Partition which contains 5, 6, 7 and 8. It is my understanding that the Intel platform can only see out to 4 partitions so if you need more partitions then they must be created within an extended partition. And yes the /boot directory will be added automatically within the / directory along with /bin /etc /lib /opt /root /sbin and some others. But I'm pretty sure you won't be able to fit all of those into the 123 MB's you have left allocated for / Armand