Partition Boot obligatoire ?

[jef242]

J'ai installé Windows avant d'installer Suse Linux mais j'ai oublié de créer un partition Boot. peut on quand même utiliser Linux sans cette partition Boot?

merci.

[Klosters]

I think what you're asking is: SuSE 7.0 creates three partitions when installed the "automatic" way. So, is the boot partition it creates necessary? Oui, c'est mais obligitoire. My Francais is terrible, pardonez moi, si vous plait.

[Klosters]

Uh, oh. Think I got it way wrong. Let's see. You installed Win before you installed SuSE. If your C:\Windows partition is 7 Gigs, or smaller(this limit may no longer apply)LILO should go in the Master Boot Record of your C:\ partition. This will then give you the choice of booting into Win or Linux during boot. It's easy to install LILO and fairly easy to choose whether you want to boot Linux OR Windows by default in SuSE's 6.0 thru 6.3. I simply tell SuSE 7.0 to install LILO in the MBR of my C:\ drive. My box will then boot into Linux by default. The good news is that as soon as you type "W" at the LILO prompt, LILO FINALLY gives you time to complete "(W)indows" and hit Enter to boot into Windows. I hope this is somewhat helpful--if someone who speaks French doesn't add to this thread!

[Craig McPherson]

I know no French at all. This is Babelfished.

La cloison d'"/boot" n'est pas habituellement exigée. On l'exige seulement si vous avez un lecteur dur plus grand que 8GB et votre cloison de racine (/) ne tombe pas complètement dans le premier 8GB. Les nouvelles distributions ne devraient l'exiger du tout plus, parce que les chargeurs-amorce à jour n'ont plus le problème 8GB.

A "/boot" partition is usually not required. It is only required if you have a hard drive larger than 8GB, and your root partition (/) doesn't fall completely within the first 8GB. New distributions shouldn't require it at all anymore, because up-to-date bootloaders no longer have the 8GB problem.

[This message has been edited by Craig McPherson (edited 14 January 2001).]

[jief]

Humm Babelfish is cool. It almost got the grammar correctly, seriously. Craig's answer is the correct one, if anyone wonders.

(thought I might add my $0.02 just in case someone doubted the translations were wrong)

Jeff