From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 14 16:10:46 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFF8D16A4CF for ; Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:10:46 +0000 (GMT) Received: from pd5mo3so.prod.shaw.ca (shawidc-mo1.cg.shawcable.net [24.71.223.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B36F43D1D for ; Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:10:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from aardvark@saintaardvarkthecarpeted.com) Received: from pd4mr1so.prod.shaw.ca (pd4mr1so-qfe3.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.141.212]) by l-daemon (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.18 (built Jul 28 2003)) with ESMTP id <0I0U0049AN7OVJ@l-daemon> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 14 Jul 2004 10:02:12 -0600 (MDT) Received: from pn2ml1so.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.121.145]) by pd4mr1so.prod.shaw.ca (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0I0U00HB9N7OIM90@pd4mr1so.prod.shaw.ca> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 14 Jul 2004 10:02:12 -0600 (MDT) Received: from francisco.saintaardvarkthecarpeted.com (S010600609761a671.vc.shawcable.net [24.87.202.31]) by l-daemon (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.18 (built Jul 28 2003)) with ESMTP id <0I0U00226N7OYZ@l-daemon> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 14 Jul 2004 10:02:12 -0600 (MDT) Received: from localhost (hardesty.saintaardvarkthecarpeted.com [192.168.23.1]) by francisco.saintaardvarkthecarpeted.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i6EG1wZ7007861; Wed, 14 Jul 2004 09:01:59 -0700 Received: from aardvark by localhost with local (Exim 4.32) id 1BkmCk-0005fK-BV; Wed, 14 Jul 2004 09:01:58 -0700 Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 09:01:58 -0700 From: Saint Aardvark the Carpeted In-reply-to: <20040713190826.19070.qmail@web81408.mail.yahoo.com> Sender: aardvark To: jam man Message-id: <20040714160158.GK14633@hardesty.saintaardvarkthecarpeted.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040523i References: <20040713190826.19070.qmail@web81408.mail.yahoo.com> cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation and Hard Drive space X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:10:46 -0000 jam man disturbed my sleep to write: > I've been trying to load up this laptop (with 4.9 if > it matters) which only has 750megs of storage...I > thought this should be enough, but I get errors while > installing: /usr: files system full.I hope I dont have > install skack (lol)! I have /usr partitioned at 620 > megs (/ at 80)or so, and have chosen to install > minimal without ports (I have tried this in expert > mode and standard mode, but still recieve the same > error). Is there something wrong, or does the most > minimal installation of FreeBSD need more than 620megs > in /usr??? Any reply would be appreciated. A minimal installation usually takes about 120MB. Are you adding X, or any additional packages? -- Saint Aardvark the Carpeted aardvark@saintaardvarkthecarpeted.com Because the plural of Anecdote is Myth.