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Old 03-25-2003, 06:43 PM   #1
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Installing gentoo with an alternate partition scheme

i have two drives and i want to install gentoo. i want it to look like this...
hda1 windows2k
hdb1 /
hdb2 swap
how would i have to modify the gentoo install instructions to get this to work as it has steps which require a /boot partition.
 
Old 03-25-2003, 07:02 PM   #2
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really nothing major, just basic common sense will get your through it no prob...
 
Old 03-25-2003, 08:09 PM   #3
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what am i supposed to do when it says to mount /dev/hdb1 (boot) /mnt/gentoo/boot? do i ignore this command and leave /mnt/gentoo/boot unmounted?
 
Old 03-26-2003, 04:27 AM   #4
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If you don't want a separate boot partition you skip the mount, indeed. Then the /boot stuff will be a directory on the / partition.
 
  


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