Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 07:53:03 -0700 (PDT) From: "Kevin G. Eliuk" <kevin_eliuk@sunshine.net> To: mdgabriel@hotmail.com Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: stumped at install Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980830073222.1714A-100000@vanessa.eliuk.org> In-Reply-To: <199808300857.EAA29787@lucy.bedford.net>
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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
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