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Subject: Re: /boot is full after running "make installkernel" on FreeBSD 8.0
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On Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 02:29:54PM -0700, Ed Flecko wrote:

> Henrik,
> When I FIRST installed 8.0, I did create a separate /home partition.
> When I installed the kernel and starting running out of space in / , I
> thought "O.K...I'll let FreeBSD make the partition sizes IT wants to
> and see if I have the same problem, and I did.
> 
> Apparently, 512M is just, not, quite big enough so I think I'll try 1G
> to give me plenty of room.

Apparently also 64 bit systems take more room.   I didn't notice
it was a 64 bit system when I responded yesterday.
You might want to jump to 768 MB for root.

////jerry

> 
> Ed
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