Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 21:42:28 PDT From: "Michael Gabriel" <mdgabriel@hotmail.com> To: kevin_eliuk@sunshine.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: stumped at install Message-ID: <19980901044231.14832.qmail@hotmail.com>
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>From kevin_eliuk@sunshine.net Sun Aug 30 07:53:40 1998 >Received: from localhost (cagey@localhost) > by vanessa.eliuk.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id HAA01733; > Sun, 30 Aug 1998 07:53:34 -0700 (PDT) > (envelope-from cagey@vanessa.eliuk.org) >Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 07:53:03 -0700 (PDT) >From: "Kevin G. Eliuk" <kevin_eliuk@sunshine.net> >Reply-To: "Kevin G. Eliuk" <kevin_eliuk@sunshine.net> >To: mdgabriel@hotmail.com >cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> >Subject: Re: stumped at install >In-Reply-To: <199808300857.EAA29787@lucy.bedford.net> >Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980830073222.1714A-100000@vanessa.eliuk.org> >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > >On Sun, 30 Aug 1998 djv@bedford.net wrote: > >=> Greg Lehey wrote >=> > On Sunday, 30 August 1998 at 2:54:01 -0400, CyberPeasant wrote: >=> > > Michael Gabriel wrote: >=> > >> I have recently acquired a copy of Freebsd 2.26. Only to be >=> > >> disappointed and frustrated with the install. I have a cdrom and plenty >=> > >> of disk space. When cued to alloted a certain amount of memory space >=> > >> (minimum being as you mention 20M) I'm at a loss as to "set" the >=> > >> specifics. (ie. /, /swap/, /var) as required. It seems a hassle and I >=> > >> don't want it to be so. Can you help. >=> > > >=> > > Assuming this is for general purpose use, and by lots of disk I mean >=> > >> 1GB. >=> > > >=> > > / 64 MB >=> > > /var 64 MB >=> > > swap 128 MB >=> > > /usr what's left >=> > > >=> > > you might want a separate partition for /tmp and /home >=> > > maybe 64MB for /tmp? >=> > >=> > Why? You've specified too many file systems already. Without knowing >=> > what he wants to use the machine for (or even how big his disk >=> > partition is), you can't recommend anything, though a guess at the > >You got a good variety of responses, and I had not thought of >approaching an install such as Greg had suggested but it sounds prudent >(of course he did right the book :) ). By making only one filesystem >you don't risk ending up with to much space in `/' and `var', and not >enough space in `/usr'. > >I have always used the Auto settings in the novice install and then used >those as a guide to setting my filesystem sizes. It may work for you. >I will definately keep Gregs suggestion in mind on future minimum >installs. > >Hope this helps. > > > Regards, > Kevin G. Eliuk > >Discover Rock Solid, Discover FreeBSD | http://www.FreeBSD.Org > > Thank you kindly people for your insights into my dilemma. I will take all your information with me when i attempt again to slew the dragon of INSTALL. I am very impressed by the speed of the response . Hope to send word of my successful voyage soon. Michael there is a thin line between a hero and a fool...it is called a mistake. mg ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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