From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Dec 20 8:54: 2 2000 From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 20 08:53:59 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from falcon.scana.com (falcon.scana.com [161.156.101.7]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1156837B402 for ; Wed, 20 Dec 2000 08:53:54 -0800 (PST) Received: by falcon.scana.com; id LAA20314; Wed, 20 Dec 2000 11:53:51 -0500 (EST) Received: from maildmis.scana.com(161.156.252.90) by falcon.scana.com via smap (V5.5) id xma020255; Wed, 20 Dec 00 11:53:44 -0500 Received: from msg21.scana.com [161.156.252.90] by MSG21.SCANA.COM [161.156.252.90] (CMSPraetor 4.1.3395) with ESMTP id 0980EBD0D68811D4B08F0002A507E1C8 for plus 1 more; Wed, 20 Dec 2000 11:53:10 -0500 Received: by msg21.scana.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Wed, 20 Dec 2000 11:53:10 -0500 Message-ID: From: "SILVER, MICHAEL A" To: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" Cc: "'New Star Service Company'" Subject: RE: newbie question from "Complete FreeBSD book" Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 11:53:08 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > I install FreeBSD with windows 95. I have 6.4GB Harddrive. > Win 95 use -- 3400GB and others for FBSD. > I create only two partition one for / and other swap. > I have 128MB RAM so I create 256MB for swap. > Swap takes much MB. > Do I create 128MB for swap ? Do it create any problem or make slow my > X-windows ? Beware, I am also a newbie, so I am sure someone will give better answers. I think it is 1 1/2 x memory, or something like that. From what I have seen, the more memory you have, the less you will need to use swap (but you still need it). That said, I would use a swap file at least as big as your memory. I am sure the handbook would address this and give a much more precise answer (although I can't find it in the handbook). > In Chapter 5 , Where to put /var and /tmp section:- > " If we don't specify anything else, /var & /tmp will end up > on the /root > file system,which > isn't enormous. If we leave things like that,there's a very > good chance that > the root file > system will fillup" WHY ? > Do it good to create separate partition for /var & /tmp like > / & swap ? I don't speak for Greg, but I think he suggests creating a single partition. I know there are arguments back and forth, but I think the old argument is root gets very little write access, and therefore should be seperate from /var, /etc, etc. Perhaps to prevent the root from crashing with another parition. I myself just use a single partition. Supposedly with the newer harddrives/computers, there is less reason to break up into multiple partitions. Greg could explain this much better. That said, I am only running a gateway. There may be valid reasons to break up into mulitple partitions, especially if this is for mission critical use. I am sure someone will provide a more detailed rational. Also check the message archives, I have seen this thread before. ...Michael... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message