[parisc-linux] new vmlinux!!!

Grant Grundler grundler@dsl2.external.hp.com
Tue, 12 Mar 2002 15:26:07 -0700


Gururaj Ananthateerta wrote:
> First my partitions weren't correct. I created
> an F0 partition, and swap and an ext2 for /.

That's right - my bad.
(Not having a good day today)

> /dev/sda1             1        95     97264   83
> Linux                           /boot
> /dev/sda2            96       119     24576   f0  Linux/PA-RISC boot
> /dev/sda3           120       363    249856   82  Linux swap
> /dev/sda4           364      8683   8519680   83  Linux                    /

If your / (sda3 in the previous example) *ends* before 2GB,
you don't need a /boot partition. Several boot/install howto's
describe this problem. I didn't catch it in your original mail.

> > Gururaj Ananthateerta wrote:
> > > I have 3 partitions on primary disk
> > >    Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
> > > /dev/sda1             1        95     97264   f0  Linux/PA-RISC boot
> > > /dev/sda2            96       339    249856   82  Linux swap
> > > /dev/sda3           340      8683   8544256   83  Linux
> >
> > partitions are fine.

NOT!

BTW, take a look at
	http://www.parisc-linux.org/hardware/supported.html

hth,
grant