[LBo] Distros...

[Jim Westbrook]

Billy Pollifrone wrote:

>Jim Westbrook wrote:
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>>Randy, I install a /boot partition because almost all of the "rescue
>>cd's" anticipate an ext2 partition.  By having /boot as an ext2, I can
>>readily access it to repair grub or switch kernels.
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>I would think that a LiveCD would read any partition that it has the
>ability to install.
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That "sounds" logical, but in reality it only knows the partition types 
that it loads during boot.  In most cases, that's an ext2 type.  You 
_may_ be able to load the modules for other types post-boot, but I want 
to be sure I can access the /boot partition.

JimW