Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:08:34 +0100 From: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Partition Layout in the Handbook Message-ID: <20080117140834.GA91753@abigail.blackend.org> In-Reply-To: <20080117074631.GJ29976@draenor.org> References: <20080117074631.GJ29976@draenor.org>
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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
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