[LBo] partition+boot, was Oops, I've lost

[Anita Lewis]

On 09/18/2006 06:45 AM Grasshopper wrote:

> 
> I haven't actually installed Fedora, but thought it would be a good idea
> to put it in Suse boot, so that I would not have the same problem again.
> I don't know if that was silly?
> 
> No, that extended partition is just for Suse, I have more than 20G left
> for when I install Fedora.  I'm actually going to delete the IBM
> section, as it is useless, meaning that if I wanted to boot up MS, the
> only way I can do it is with an old CD of MS.  

Using the same /boot is not a bad idea.  I've always been afraid that a 
new distro would use the same kernel name as one I already had in there 
and that my old one would get overwritten.  That is why I stopped using 
one /boot.

The problem with making a small extended partition like that is that you 
cannot make another extended partition.  That means that you will have 
only 3 other primary partitions to use.

I recommend that if you are going to reinstall SUSE, you make a 2G or 
bigger primary partition and move /home there.  Then delete those 
partitions you have in the extended and make that extended the remaining 
size of your drive.  Now you can put many partitions on that extended. 
The way you are doing it, you will be able to have only those that you 
now have on there and 3 more which would be primary.  You will have no 
way to use your extra 20G except for 3 primary partitions.

That would not be so bad if you intend to make only 1 partition for 
Fedora.  That could be a primary partition and you could then use the 
same /home and you always use the same swap.  So it will work.  Just be 
aware that you can only have 4 primary total and one of those can be 
extended.

Anita