Forgive the thread subject, just a little attempt at a joke... sorry if it failed!

I've got Linux Mandrake 7.1 on an 8.4 GB HDD, problem is, it has more than 1024 cylinders, so I have to boot from a floppy cos LILO dies every time from the MBR.

All I need to know is how much space does the /boot partition need (cos I'm gonna repartition it so that theres a small /boot partition at the start of the drive than a larger / partition for the rest of the drive)

I just need to know how much space linux needs in its /boot s!!