From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 20 19:24:39 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C50B16ACC8 for ; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:24:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jvender@owensboro.net) Received: from zoot.cinergycom.net (zoot.cinergycom.net [216.135.3.11]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69B8313C46B for ; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:24:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jvender@owensboro.net) Received: from kntpin04-nas-03-s132.cinergycom.net ([216.135.25.132]) by zoot.cinergycom.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1HJabO-0007am-FF; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:24:39 -0600 From: Joe Vender To: Jerry McAllister Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:23:29 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.4 References: <200702192337.13712.jvender@owensboro.net> <20070220161118.GA10384@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20070220161118.GA10384@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200702201323.30699.jvender@owensboro.net> X-CCC-Authenticated: jvender@owensboro.net zoot.cinergycom.net 216.135.25.132 20070220192439Z 7735f429b7f1b6ace99d7565d3df5cde X-CCC-Cleanmail-Virus-Signature: 7457330d0cc6e047202b533f521cd1d4 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Best partitioning scheme for my HDD? Please advise. 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: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:24:39 -0000 On Tuesday 20 February 2007 10:11, Jerry McAllister wrote: ... > If you are not using a database system like MySQL, your later > scheme is probably good. I might make /var 512 MB, but otherwise > not change much. No, not using a database system. > 6 GB is kind of a small disk for 'modern' times > but you should be able to run OK. You're telling me! It makes me nervous. > You will need to keep your logs > in /var/log cleaned out regularly. Yes, I'll do that. > You could trim / a little more > if you really need to. That is what I make mine, but on a much > bigger disk. You could get by with 160 MB or even a little less. > Making it 128 MB might be cutting things a little close. > > Note that good Seagate and other major brand disks in the 70 GB range > are getting pretty cheap now from places like NewEgg, etc. You might > think about that. That's a good idea. I'll check that out. I wonder, will the newer IDE HDDs have any problems with a motherboard that is a 1999 model? Any suggestions as to a good quality, low priced HDD in the 40-70 Gb range that I could put in my 1999 Compaq Presario 5184? > > Have fun, > > ////jerry > > > Thanks, > > Joe > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"