From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 17 14:21:30 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 198A916A417 for ; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:21:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marc@blackend.org) Received: from abigail.blackend.org (ns0.blackend.org [82.227.222.164]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A01F013C448 for ; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:21:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marc@blackend.org) Received: from abigail.blackend.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by abigail.blackend.org (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id m0HE8YvK091978 for ; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:08:34 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from marc@abigail.blackend.org) Received: (from marc@localhost) by abigail.blackend.org (8.13.4/8.13.3/Submit) id m0HE8YOQ091977 for freebsd-doc@freebsd.org; Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:08:34 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from marc) Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:08:34 +0100 From: Marc Fonvieille To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080117140834.GA91753@abigail.blackend.org> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org References: <20080117074631.GJ29976@draenor.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080117074631.GJ29976@draenor.org> X-Useless-Header: blackend.org X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.11-STABLE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Subject: Re: Partition Layout in the Handbook X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:21:30 -0000 On Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 09:46:31AM +0200, Marc Silver wrote: > Hey guys, > > I noticed that section 2.6.5 of the handbook talks about the partition > layout of a new FreeBSD installation. The handbook lists the default > partition sizes as being: The layout is not presented as a default, this is more a minimal or something some would call minimal. > > 128MB for / > 256MB for /var > > However, a quick look in /usr/src/usr/sbin/sysinstall/label.c shows that > the default sizes used now are: > > 512MB for / > 1GB for /var This is the default you get when you press A, *and* when you you have a >8GB disk? I think there are 2 (no source under the hand to check) algo. to find a working layout depending the size of the hdd. > > These sizes are used assuming the disk is big enough. My question... > should the handbook be updated with this information? If so I'd like to > work up a patch (complete with new screenshots etc.) to correct this > information. If it's to use the sizes you have when you press A, you will miss in part the point of the section which is: - introducing a working vanilla layout (not always the default sysinstall sizes). - example of auto-default ('A') use; - exemple of manual partitions creation (which should be different from the default sizes you get with 'A'). -- Marc