On 2006/11/28 17:38 (GMT+0100) Thorolf Godawa apparently typed:
The question is, is it still usefull to create a seperate boot partition or could it also be together with / (root)?
One disadvantage can be the you can't mount it readonly, but what else?
Once you get a good working grub on a /boot partition, you can use it to start any number of installs on any number of partitions. On all but one install you leave /boot on the root partition, and on that installation you're not messing with the one that you know works. If a new install fails to properly complete or install its own grub, you can still start without need for rescue media. You can also copy the installation kernel and initrd for any given distro to the /boot partition, and never need to burn any CD to start either an install, or a rescue. If adequately sized, it can also be a handy location for backup copies of your most used config files to refer to or replace those resulting from a new install. It can also be useful if you shuffle hardware around frequently and might still have systems that recognize not more than 1024 cylinders for booting. -- "Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven." Matthew 5:12 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org