Simon Oliver wrote: ----------------->>>> That all depends on your lilo.conf (assuming you use lilo as your boot loader). Check your previous /etc/fstab and /etc/lilo.conf. ----------------->>>> fstab does not have reference to /boot only lilo does. I changed the fstab of the new root system and update lilo to include a new entry I called newroot. My question was if Linux needs /boot as a mount point. I guess I should just try it and see.
On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 01:26:37PM -0700, Patrick Nelson wrote:
Simon Oliver wrote: ----------------->>>> That all depends on your lilo.conf (assuming you use lilo as your boot loader). Check your previous /etc/fstab and /etc/lilo.conf. ----------------->>>> fstab does not have reference to /boot only lilo does. I changed the fstab of the new root system and update lilo to include a new entry I called newroot. My question was if Linux needs /boot as a mount point. I guess I should just try it and see.
A mount point is just a directory. Conventionally people store kernel images and associated files in /boot .. if it isn't being used as a mount point for a seperate boot fs, then it is just used as an ordinary directory would be. One of the reasons is that until recently and only with recent versions of lilo and PC bios's the boot files had to be in the first physical sectors of the disk. So people installing linux would tend to create a file system for /boot as the first on the disk, making it about 12-15MB in size. -- Regards Cliff
The lilo boot loader doesn't need /boot when booting the system, but it does
need it mounted in order to run lilo when you make changes to the kernel,
initrd or /etc/lilo.conf file.
HOH
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Simon
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From: Patrick Nelson
Simon Oliver wrote: ----------------->>>> That all depends on your lilo.conf (assuming you use lilo as your boot loader). Check your previous /etc/fstab and /etc/lilo.conf. ----------------->>>> fstab does not have reference to /boot only lilo does. I changed the fstab of the new root system and update lilo to include a new entry I called newroot. My question was if Linux needs /boot as a mount point. I guess I should just try it and see.
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Cliff Sarginson
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Patrick Nelson
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Simon Oliver