hwm@onetel.net.uk [ Sat, 04 May 2002 13:18:49 +0100]:
Later I was told that this does not matter any longer since version 7.1 (?) or so. On the contrary Suse should be put at the end of the hd (I only have one: 30 GB).
If your BIOS supports LBA addressing (any sufficiently modern BIOS does so), the 1024 cylinder barrier is moot, as LILO can use it.
Now what is correct for v. 7.3 and v. 8.0? Using Partition Magic 6 I have left 6 GB of unallocated space at the end of the hd.
6 Gig should suffice.
I have not yet decided whether to use dual booting (only Lilo, Power Quest-BM + Lilo [latter in suse boot partition] or floppy for Suse and no BM in boot sector at all).
Depends on your preferences. I don't know what features PQBM has, so I can't make recommendations, but either LILO for both Windows and Linux or PQBM and LILO in the root partition of Linux should work. Philipp -- I do read the list so additional private mails aren't necessary.