From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 25 21:05:28 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF498106568B for ; Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:05:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from svein-listmail@stillbilde.net) Received: from mail.stillbilde.net (d80.iso100.no [81.175.61.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E0EA8FC1D for ; Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:05:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.4.17] (unknown [192.168.4.17]) (Authenticated sender: svein) by mail.stillbilde.net (Familien Skogens mail) with ESMTPSA id 718BA79; Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:05:27 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <4A945216.4040603@stillbilde.net> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:05:26 +0200 From: "Svein Skogen (listmail account)" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Nick Hilliard References: <4A94382A.5080708@stillbilde.net> <4A944612.6010107@netability.ie> In-Reply-To: <4A944612.6010107@netability.ie> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.96.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Our old friend, the small default layout is back... X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:05:28 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Nick Hilliard wrote: > On 25/08/2009 20:14, Svein Skogen (listmail account) wrote: >> Just finished setting up a RELENG_8 box (using install media from BETA2). >> >> Seems our old friend the too small root partition (by default) for x64 >> is back. Should this be fixed before the RC, so users applying >> buildworld->buildkernel->installkernel->installworld doesn't get tossed >> out of their cycle by an out-of-space error? > > Disk space is dirt cheap. Please someone just bump this up to 1G so > that the problem goes away for a long time. > > Pro: disk space costs around 10c-15c per gigabyte these days. It is > worth investing 10 or even 15 cents worth of disk space now in order to > save the freebsd user base from pointless hair-pulling and > teeth-gnashing in the future. > > Con: there is still probably a miniscule number of people installing > freebsd on ancient equipment with 20G hard disks; in this case, you > could argue that 1G is a substantial amount of space. On the other > hand, anyone installing freebsd8 on ancient iron is probably familiar > enough with the installation procedure to notice and change this default > on their own system. > This is currently only a real problem with the x64 version. How many antiquities with x64 capabilities will FreeBSD be run on? //Svein - -- - --------+-------------------+------------------------------- /"\ |Svein Skogen | svein@d80.iso100.no \ / |Solberg Østli 9 | PGP Key: 0xE5E76831 X |2020 Skedsmokorset | svein@jernhuset.no / \ |Norway | PGP Key: 0xCE96CE13 | | svein@stillbilde.net ascii | | PGP Key: 0x58CD33B6 ribbon |System Admin | svein-listmail@stillbilde.net Campaign|stillbilde.net | PGP Key: 0x22D494A4 +-------------------+------------------------------- |msn messenger: | Mobile Phone: +47 907 03 575 |svein@jernhuset.no | RIPE handle: SS16503-RIPE - --------+-------------------+------------------------------- If you really are in a hurry, mail me at svein-mobile@stillbilde.net This mailbox goes directly to my cellphone and is checked even when I'm not in front of my computer. - ------------------------------------------------------------ Picture Gallery: https://gallery.stillbilde.net/v/svein/ - ------------------------------------------------------------ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkqUUhYACgkQODUnwSLUlKTafACgqEwtRrQQSiM4JeNVDvcVX5wM D80An0iItD+yYu/fR8bGWGhJW+XoRAXq =fCjx -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----