Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:58:07 +0800 From: darcsis@gmail.com (Denise H. G.) To: RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: file system on 9.0 Message-ID: <874ny0dp7k.fsf@pluton.xbsd.name> In-Reply-To: <20111119131804.4a475cb5@gumby.homeunix.com> (RW's message of "Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:18:04 %2B0000") References: <201111190609.40019.lumiwa@gmail.com> <87bos8thvv.fsf@pluton.xbsd.name> <20111119131804.4a475cb5@gumby.homeunix.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On 2011/11/19 at 21:18, RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> wrote: > > On Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:29:40 +0800 > Denise H. G. wrote: > >> >> On 2011/11/19 at 20:09, ajtiM <lumiwa@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > Hi! >> > One more question before I start installing FreeBSD 9.0 RC-2. >> > Now we have a new bsdinstall and as I red and if I understood >> > correct there is also SU journaling file sistem. I will switch to >> > the GPT partion. If I want to have SU-j file system is it enough >> > that I just choose this option and voila? >> >> Yes. I think so. 'options UFS_GJOURNAL' is present in GENERIC kernel >> config. If you use GENERIC kernel, it is there. > > UFS_GJOURNAL is for gjournal not soft-update journalling. > > A file system doesn't actually need to be created with either > soft-updates or soft-update journalling- it's something that can be > turned of and on. And yes enabling it in the installer should be > sufficient. > Thanks for clarifying. >> > And another question is about ports. There is an option "ports >> > tree" which is marked default. It is okay that I use this later >> > with portsnap? >> >> Sure. portsnap is designed to work with the ports tree. > > There's no point in installing the default tree since portsnap has to > do an initial "extract". In general I'd suggest starting portsnap on an > empty ports directory just to eliminate any minor cruft. Yes. the ports tree on the installation CD/DVD is always old and only takes longer time to install than without them. > ................ -- If you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?874ny0dp7k.fsf>