Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 12:03:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> To: <sheldonh@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: stork@qnet.com, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: misc/20865: Installation auto default 50 MB root not big enough Message-ID: <200008281603.MAA30834@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <200008280956.CAA53902@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200008280956.CAA53902@freefall.freebsd.org>
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<<On Mon, 28 Aug 2000 02:56:47 -0700 (PDT), <sheldonh@FreeBSD.ORG> said: > Duplicate of numerous PRs on the same issue. Quite some > discussion has resulted in very little progress. The > bottom line seems to be that no default is going to > work for everyone. perhaps this explains the reluctance > to make a change. As the original implementor of the `A' option, I believe it needs to be changed. I'd like to see it bring up a menu giving a number of choices for different standard filesystem layouts [1], but even in the absence of that, there is no excuse for the default root and /var partitions being so small. -GAWollman [1] Such layouts might include: /var on root separate /tmp separate /home To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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