Linux extended partition after FreeBSD slice

[hackmiester (Hunter Fuller)]

On 5 November 2006, at 14:45, perryh at pluto.rain.com wrote:

>> I want to install Linux in an extended partition after my FreeBSD
>> slice so that I won't loose unecessary primary partitions to Linux
>> because I want to install other OS:es too.
>>
>> Are there any problens with this do you think?
>>
>> This, I think rather old article, recommends to install FreeBSD
>> slice after Linux extended partition:
>>
>> http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux+FreeBSD-2.html
>
> It may not be an issue for Linux itself, but IIRC some (most? all?)

Not GRUB, it couldn't care less where the kernel is.

> of the Linux loaders need to have the Linux kernel located within
> the first 1K cylinders or some such, because those loaders use BIOS
> services to read in the kernel.
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