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Date:      Sat, 03 Jul 1999 15:06:14 -0700
From:      tw <tw@nabi.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Novice FreeBSD install
Message-ID:  <377E8956.EDCF0DCF@nabi.net>

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To whom it may concern at FreeBSD.org,


I am having trouble installing X windows during Freebsd installation.  I
have the WaluntCreek 3.1   four CD set.

After using the boot floppies I made from the cd and booting into the
kernel configuration (visual mode for novices) then resolving all irq
conflicts,I make all my installation choices including the Xfree86
windows system and see the progress of files being copied for a few
minutes.

Then I get an error window saying:

------------------------
/mnt/usr:write failed, file system is full.
------------------------
and every file for the X windows after that is the same message.

I have gotten to the point where it tells me that FreeBSD is installed
and even logged in under the command line prompt. But if I try to
configure X windows it of course says it is not installed.


I'm wondering if my partitions are not sized correctly or if I don't
have a large enough HD.  I'm installing onto a 540MB disk which I though
would be big enough although I can't find anywhere that says what the
minimum space is.

I have tried making the /usr partition as large as possible and also
using the default both with the same result.  Here is what the default
is:


Mount_____Size
/                  32mb
swap           261mb
/var             30mb
/usr             193mb



Any help is appreciated.



Thanks.
-Tom






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