Date: Sat, 3 Jul 1999 16:01:33 -0500 (EST) From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net> To: tw <tw@nabi.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Novice FreeBSD install Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990703155725.14320A-100000@cygnus.rush.net> In-Reply-To: <377E8956.EDCF0DCF@nabi.net>
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On Sat, 3 Jul 1999, tw wrote: > To whom it may concern at FreeBSD.org, > > > I am having trouble installing X windows during Freebsd installation. I > have the WaluntCreek 3.1 four CD set. > > After using the boot floppies I made from the cd and booting into the > kernel configuration (visual mode for novices) then resolving all irq > conflicts,I make all my installation choices including the Xfree86 > windows system and see the progress of files being copied for a few > minutes. > > Then I get an error window saying: > > ------------------------ > /mnt/usr:write failed, file system is full. > ------------------------ > and every file for the X windows after that is the same message. > > I have gotten to the point where it tells me that FreeBSD is installed > and even logged in under the command line prompt. But if I try to > configure X windows it of course says it is not installed. > > > I'm wondering if my partitions are not sized correctly or if I don't > have a large enough HD. I'm installing onto a 540MB disk which I though > would be big enough although I can't find anywhere that says what the > minimum space is. > > I have tried making the /usr partition as large as possible and also > using the default both with the same result. Here is what the default > is: > > > Mount_____Size > / 32mb > swap 261mb > /var 30mb > /usr 193mb You can't fit freebsd + x into less than 200 megs, you need a bit over 300 megs. How much ram do you have? perhaps you can give a lot of that swap space to freebsd? If you want to install the ports collection and source code you'll need even more space, my suggestion if 1-2 gigs for a comfortable system that you'll have space to play with packages and programs on. enjoy, -Alfred To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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