Comment 13 for bug 104337
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| K9JM (k9jmlinux) wrote Re: [Bug 104337] Re: [MASTER] /boot free space check message misleading and space requirement too big | #13 |
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On Mon, 2007-05-07 at 23:50 +0000, Simon Ruggier wrote:
> JamesRichardson: is there something preventing you from using the
> FeistyUpgradesM
>
> If so, you might also try setting up your system to use your root
> partition to store /boot in. This involves running:
>
> # cp -a /boot /tmp/boot.backup
> # umount /boot
> # cp -a /tmp/boot.backup/* /boot
>
> and then:
> -commenting the line that mounts /boot out of your fstab
> -editing your /boot/grub/menu.lst to point to your root partition instead of the /boot one
> -reinstalling grub to the hard drive you boot from with something like:
>
> # grub
> grub> root (hdx,y)
> grub> setup (hdx)
>
Most people (self included) who actually make a boot partition did so
because the BIOS is old and places restrictions on how many sectors in
it can boot from... so you can't have /boot in with on the main
partition.
When it complains about not enough space in /boot and that it needs X
bytes more... it lies. So this adds to the confusion.
James Michener