Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 10:26:51 +1200 From: "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> To: tw <tw@nabi.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Novice FreeBSD install Message-ID: <19990703222936.LSV112692.mta2-rme@wocker> In-Reply-To: <377E8956.EDCF0DCF@nabi.net>
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On 3 Jul 99, at 15:06, tw wrote: > 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. Try going for a minimal distribution install first. You can always use /stand/sysinstall later to add X Windows. > 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 Your swap should be about twice your memory size. But you may want to adjust that depending on whether or not you can install what you need. -- Dan Langille - DVL Software Limited The FreeBSD Diary - http://www.FreeBSDDiary.org/freebsd/ NZ FreeBSD User Group - http://www.nzfug.nz.freebsd.org/ The Racing System - http://www.racingsystem.com/racingsystem.htm To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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