From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 21 16:50:23 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A51F2106566B for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:50:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bulliver@badcomputer.org) Received: from pd2mo1so.prod.shaw.ca (idcmail-mo1so.shaw.ca [24.71.223.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 853F58FC23 for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:50:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bulliver@badcomputer.org) Received: from pd3mr1so.prod.shaw.ca (pd3mr1so-qfe3.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.141.177]) by l-daemon (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0JZO00AZ7PCTQ380@l-daemon> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:48:29 -0600 (MDT) Received: from pn2ml6so.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.121.150]) by pd3mr1so.prod.shaw.ca (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-7.05 (built Sep 5 2006)) with ESMTP id <0JZO00INIPCTC940@pd3mr1so.prod.shaw.ca> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:48:30 -0600 (MDT) Received: from xenon.badcomputer.org ([68.148.98.184]) by l-daemon (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0JZO00EVRPCS3I10@l-daemon> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:48:28 -0600 (MDT) Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:47:23 -0600 From: darren kirby In-reply-to: <200804211037.19947.bulliver@badcomputer.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-id: <200804211047.23241.bulliver@badcomputer.org> Organization: Badcomputer Org. MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline References: <480CB66B.4050705@eskk.nu> <20080421155849.GA1776@rwxrwxrwx.net> <200804211037.19947.bulliver@badcomputer.org> User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 Subject: Re: Filesystem full...... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: bulliver@badcomputer.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:50:23 -0000 quoth the darren kirby: > quoth the Martin Tournoij: > > On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 05:44:43PM +0200, Leslie Jensen wrote: > > > During "make installkernel KERNCONF=GENERIC" I get > > > > > > /: write failed, filesystem is full > > > install: /boot/kernel/wlan_tkip.ko.symbols: No space left on device > > > *** Error code 71 > > > > > > output of df -H gives > > > > > > Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on > > > /dev/ad0s1a 260M 259M -20M 108% / > > > devfs 1.0k 1.0k 0B 100% /dev > > > /dev/ad0s1g 127G 30G 87G 25% /home > > > /dev/ad0s1e 260M 26M 213M 11% /tmp > > > /dev/ad0s1f 26G 6.0G 18G 25% /usr > > > /dev/ad0s1d 260M 209M 30M 87% /var > > > /dev/ad4s1d 387G 119G 237G 33% /backup > > > linprocfs 4.1k 4.1k 0B 100% /usr/compat/linux/proc > > > > > > It's a system I've had for a few years, and it has been upgreded a few > > > times before. > > > > > > My question is can I get around this or have I made my / slice to > > > small? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > /Leslie > > > > 256M should be enough. > > Might not be. I have a brand new install here of 7.0 Release (I did build a > second kernel), and df is reporting my '/' is 267M. I have /usr and /var > (not /tmp) mounted elsewhere. My /tmp is only using 10K right now, and > /home has nothing but .cshrc et al so if you want a backup kernel you may > need more than 256M. > > Did the install yesterday so there is no cruft yet... Ahhh.... Disregard this. I copied GENERIC kernel to kernel.good, plus the kernel install made kernel.old for total of three kernels. After removing one my '/' is 155M Sorry, -d -- darren kirby :: Part of the problem since 1976 :: http://badcomputer.org "...the number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected..." - Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, June 1972