Bug 262293

Summary:	32M Too Small for Boot Partition
Product:	[OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org	Reporter:	Kristopher <kristopherwilson>
Component:	Installation Handbook	Assignee:	Docs Team <docs-team>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Kristopher 2009-03-12 19:11:44 UTC

The handbook recommends using a 32M boot partition, but I find this to be horribly too small. This only allows for two kernels to be installed at one time. 64M or even 128M would be more ideal, and shouldn't be a problem with the availability of disk space these days. 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Follow the handbook

Comment 1 nm (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2009-03-12 19:41:48 UTC

I have two kernels installed, and lots of extra grub splash screens and various initramfs for graphical bootups. And even with all that, only 5.9MB is used for /boot. 32MB allows for storing lots of cruft--er, stuff. It's plenty. Anything more would simply be a waste of space.

As we tell you in the document, it's only a suggestion. You're free to specify your own value. If you want to waste a whole 128MB on /boot, that's your choice.