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lupusarcanus 01-10-2010 05:58 AM
Which Linux partition(s) need to be bootable?
 
If most of the directories (/boot, /home) are on separate partitions?

ozanbaba 01-10-2010 06:28 AM
bootable partition must be the one where you installed lilo or grub

syg00 01-10-2010 07:20 AM
Do not use the boot flag for Linux. Period.

pixellany 01-10-2010 07:39 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ozanbaba (Post 3821047)
bootable partition must be the one where you installed lilo or grub
No....

As already stated, you don't use the boot flag (active flag) for ANY Linux partitions.

Beyond that, GRUB is normally installed to the MBR---not to a partition.

onebuck 01-10-2010 08:44 AM
Hi,

I'll put it another way; The boot flag is not necessary for a GNU/Linux install.

As for your '/boot' & '/home' being on different partitions then you would handle this via the static file '/etc/fstab'.

:hattip:


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