Re: tlug: "boot partition too big" while installing RH6.1j - part 2

[Selva Nair <selva@example.com>]

>  packages to install). But then the program freezes when "formatting the hard
>  disk".I tried twice and froze twice. I have heard that there is a limitation
>  for linux in using the HD space above 8 GB (that is, linux can't handle it)
>  . Could it be the reason?

That is definitely not true. But with some hard disks the kernel fails
to set the parameters correctly and you have to pass parameters as
linux hda=cylders,heads,sectors

Why dont you show us the actual output of fdisk partition listing.

Selva

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