Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:01:34 +0100 From: Roger Olofsson <raggen@passagen.se> To: Joe Vender <jvender@owensboro.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Best partitioning scheme for my HDD? Please advise. Message-ID: <45DBEE4E.4060705@passagen.se> In-Reply-To: <200702201601.52229.jvender@owensboro.net> References: <200702192337.13712.jvender@owensboro.net> <45DB50EB.6010901@passagen.se> <200702201601.52229.jvender@owensboro.net>
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Hello again Joe, Maybe it depends on what packages you add when running sysinstall? I have 6.2 on a 6Gb Fujitsu drive and it fits nicely. I only pick kernel sources from the packages though. Only problem I've noticed is /usr/obj filling up when making buildworld but a symlink to another drive takes care of that. Joe Vender skrev: > On Tuesday 20 February 2007 13:50, Roger Olofsson wrote: >> Hello Joe, >> >> May I suggest a small trick that really makes your life alot easier. Go >> with the default values when you install the FreeBSD, ie accept the >> sysinstall generated autos. (Make sure to make / and swap the first >> partitions though). >> >> Now, whenever a partition gets filled up, just do a symlink to another >> partition. The command is ln -s and is a real lifesaver. Whenever all >> partitions are full, just stick another HD in the machine and ln -s to >> that drive. >> > I can't do this. When using the auto defaults, /usr fills up even before the > installation is complete. But the suggestion is interesting for handling > other slices for an already installed system. Thanks for the suggestion, > Roger. Right now, I'm checking into just adding a PCI ATA/100 controller - my > system is a 1999 model and uses ATA/33 :-( > and upgrading my HDD to a more modern 40 or 80 Mb drive, possibly a Western > Digital Caviar SE WD800JB 80GB IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive. I can get the > drive for around $45 at newegg.com, and it seems to be well received by > customer reviews. > > 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" > >
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