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Offline MarkAshleyTopic starter

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3.9 partition rules
« on: October 17, 2005, 07:12:21 PM »
No I don't mean that my 3.9 partition *rules*  :lol:  I mean that this is a post about the rules of partitioning under 3.9.

I just want to confirm what I think I already know, before I set up my new A1200 system:

1. Boot partition has to be under the 4gb barrier otherwise the full partition won't be visible until after setpatch runs.
2. Other (non-boot) partitions can be over the 4gb barrier.

I also have a couple of questions:

a) Is there an upper limit on the size of non-boot partitions?
b) With an EPROM burner, would it be possible to burn a new, patched 3.9 kickstart, meaning 3.9 features would be available before setpatch? This would mean that one large partition could be used rather than separate boot and data partitions.

Thanks
Mark
A1200
Blizzard 040/33/128MB
Mediator PCI
Voodoo 3000
All stuffed in to a D-BOX
 

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Re: 3.9 partition rules
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2005, 08:35:12 PM »
I'm using FFS on the internal IDE bus. What's the biggest non-boot partition I can use?
A1200
Blizzard 040/33/128MB
Mediator PCI
Voodoo 3000
All stuffed in to a D-BOX