From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 1 21:21:37 2010 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 8BF4A106566C for ; Thu, 1 Jul 2010 21:21:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@rhavenn.net) Received: from smtp144.dfw.emailsrvr.com (smtp144.dfw.emailsrvr.com [67.192.241.144]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BB508FC13 for ; Thu, 1 Jul 2010 21:21:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from relay14.relay.dfw.mlsrvr.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by relay14.relay.dfw.mlsrvr.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id CA7999083ED for ; Thu, 1 Jul 2010 17:21:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by relay14.relay.dfw.mlsrvr.com (Authenticated sender: rhavenn-AT-rhavenn.net) with ESMTPSA id 9ED9C909DF4 for ; Thu, 1 Jul 2010 17:21:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by alucard.rhavenn.local (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 10EA43F28; Thu, 1 Jul 2010 13:19:58 -0800 (AKDT) Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 13:19:58 -0800 From: Henrik Hudson To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20100701211957.GA42755@alucard.int.rhavenn.net> References: <20100701185723.GD19474@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100701192930.GF19474@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <44aaqb6kez.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <44aaqb6kez.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Subject: Re: /boot is full after running "make installkernel" on FreeBSD 8.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:21:37 -0000 On Thu, 01 Jul 2010, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Chip Camden writes: > > > On Jul 01 12:07, Ed Flecko wrote: > >> Thanks guys. > >> > >> :-) > >> > >> Doesn't that seem odd that the "default" partition size for root > >> (512M) isn't quite big enough? > >> > >> Should I make the partition size slightly larger (on future installs) > >> to eliminate this problem? > >> > >> Ed > > > > I know *I* will. > > *Considerably* larger, I would say. The number of different kernel > modules is growing all the time, and that's where the expansion is > mostly coming from. > > Or just make one large partition. Not on a server, but I don't see much > reason for using multiple partitions on a laptop. Multiple partitions still isn't a bad idea if you ever have to fsck and even on a desktop / laptop I usually mount /tmp as noexec. (note: installworld requires exec in /tmp, so you will have to remount /tmp if you use that). Also, it's easier to recover if you can boot single user mode and run a quick fsck on / when it's small. It doesn't happen often, but when it does it's easier. One thing I didn't see is a /home. Is your /home under /usr or /? I have a 8-STABLE system with both kernel and kernel.old and they only take up 520MB or so. I normally make my / 2-4GB and then mount a separate /var (2-10GB depending), /tmp (2-10GB depending) and /usr (15-50gb depending) and /home (the rest) . A separate /home is very nice if you're rebuilding or re-installing you can just not format that partition and all your stuff will still be there. Of course, have backups as well :) Henrik -- Henrik Hudson lists@rhavenn.net ----------------------------------------- "God, root, what is difference?" Pitr; UF