Date: 11 Sep 2005 09:27:42 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: "Peter Leftwich" <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> Cc: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Suggestions for www.freebsd.org and questions Message-ID: <44mzmjybsh.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <14869.63.109.229.13.1126307829.squirrel@webmail.alienwebshop.com> References: <14869.63.109.229.13.1126307829.squirrel@webmail.alienwebshop.com>
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"Peter Leftwich" <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> writes: > Hi everyone. I was studying up on > http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.4R/installation-i386.html > which I have at home on two CD-Rs and which I plan to install this > weekend - hhooot whoot!! > > Some suggestions for the freebsd.org webmaster. Perhaps others > might find these useful as well? > > [1] I think the URL above ought to have a sort of organized, list of > contents at the top such as > > 1.3 Topic1 > 1.4 Topic2 > 1.5 Topic-Or-FAQ-Question3... > > The list would be a Table of Contents at the beginning, with each > section **hyperlinked** for easier, faster knowledge transference. That sounds like a good idea, if done well. Sounds like a good way for you to contribute. > [2] I noticed that the links below are general instructions, but > maybe having two very similar documents throws off some people > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/index.html > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/install.html Um, that's the main index versus the installation chapter index. They kind of have to be separate; it's a hierarchy of topics. Maybe if you showed a suggestion, it would be clearer what you meant. > [2] Lastly, some background - I came to the site seeking general > install recommendations, such as about suggested mountpoints and > slices (partition) ideology and sizes. Has this been asked before? > I have a 200GB HDD and no definite plan about setting up slices and > dirs!! Ah. Another #2. Very tricky. :-) It depends on how you use it. Nobody's managed to come up with a description that covers everybody. Greg Lehey ("Complete FreeBSD") recommends not partitioning at all unless you have a specific reason otherwise. I do that on my laptop (or did, when my laptop had a functioning disk drive). I tend to partition specifically to make backups convenient. > [3] Disk space required? I realize the website gives minimum > recommendations such as 160mb and 24mb RAM for example. Is it a > good idea to set up an OS-only slice / bare minimum / then have a > separate slice for my binaries and XFree86? That's typically "/" vs. "/usr". Very common; the installer does that for you. > [4] FOUR is here as a great tip if you have not seen this page: > http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops/index.pl great idea!! but > it would be neat if each 'datasheet' or 'lab report' if you will, > linked to the product listed at an official company URL e.g. > http://store.ibm.com/products.php?ThinkpadXYZ1000 That's not official documentation, but it does accept comments from anyone; you can add any links you think helpful. -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/
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