From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 10 18:23:14 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org 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 26A9C16A41F for ; Sat, 10 Sep 2005 18:23:14 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from malachid@gmail.com) Received: from wproxy.gmail.com (wproxy.gmail.com [64.233.184.192]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 819FA43D4C for ; Sat, 10 Sep 2005 18:23:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from malachid@gmail.com) Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 36so1978848wra for ; Sat, 10 Sep 2005 11:23:03 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=As+aGxkRvz6gIK7lNb6AIBo3R3GeJZkKgB9yw7aWsRYs/ehscI65pzettRpW0z0mHo4zL09A8unfRC4ai8tEWZSTFE4Dv91fBIfy9gkikFhCLgAnToPs7hug2qhtLJE+u7s/DVfmPOzVCP/3wAinP41IbbUUcFtER4LHZd5qpXg= Received: by 10.54.21.9 with SMTP id 9mr1352503wru; Sat, 10 Sep 2005 11:23:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.54.79.1 with HTTP; Sat, 10 Sep 2005 11:23:03 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 11:23:03 -0700 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Malachi_de_=C6lfweald?= To: Peter Leftwich In-Reply-To: <14869.63.109.229.13.1126307829.squirrel@webmail.alienwebshop.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 References: <14869.63.109.229.13.1126307829.squirrel@webmail.alienwebshop.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: questions@freebsd.org, doc@freebsd.org, sdbug@sdbug.org, www@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Suggestions for www.freebsd.org and questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: malachid@gmail.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 18:23:14 -0000 Regarding your item #2, I do that every time I go to install FreeBSD.=20 Although, I have noticed that the posted suggested partitions don't match= =20 very well with what my current FreeBSD server actually uses (for example, m= y=20 /var partition is taking MUCH more than the recommended space). I wonder if= =20 that section specifically needs updated to reflect minimum as well as large= r=20 system setups. On 9/9/05, Peter Leftwich wrote: >=20 > 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!! >=20 > Some suggestions for the freebsd.org webmaster.=20 > Perhaps others > might find these useful as well? >=20 > [1] I think the URL above ought to have a sort of organized, list of > contents at the top such as >=20 > 1.3 Topic1 > 1.4 Topic2 > 1.5 Topic-Or-FAQ-Question3... >=20 > The list would be a Table of Contents at the beginning, with each > section **hyperlinked** for easier, faster knowledge transference. >=20 > [2] I noticed that the links below are general instructions, but > maybe having two very similar documents throws off some people >=20 > 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 >=20 > [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!! >=20 > [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? >=20 > [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 >=20 > -- > Peter Leftwich, Owner > Video2Video Services > Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA > http://Www.Video2Video.Com >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >