On my 8.x box I have it partitioned similarly to his (/boot is seperate too though), and between / and /boot, only 71-72MB is used. I did make / 703M, but that was definately way more than needed.
--- Richard Houser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Don't forget /lib, /opt, /tmp, /root, and /boot too! > > You also have the damger of accidentally writing to > a non-mounted > directory and getting some garbage in /mnt. I know > for /boot alone, I > often use 35MB just for different situations > (openmosix kernel, acpi > kernel, stock kernel, upgraded kernel, cooker > kernel, etc) > > | forgot /bin and /sbin :-) think that will reach > your 94 meg limit very > | quick and break all kind of things. > | > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Rob Halff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 7:25 AM > | Subject: Re: [Cooker] Mandrake 9.0 RC3 > installation adventure part 2 > | > | > | > |>Are u sure 94 meg for / is enough !? > |>this means the contains of /etc /lib have to be > smaller then 94 meg. > |> > |>I think you should be a little more generous with > your space overthere. > |> > |>greetings, > |> > |>Rob > |> > |>----- Original Message ----- > |>From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > |>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > |>Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 4:38 AM > |>Subject: [Cooker] Mandrake 9.0 RC3 installation > adventure part 2 > |> > |> > |> > |>>Same system as my last message: > |>>My system is a home-built EPOX 8KHA/1.4 > Athlon/768 Meg ram/100gig > |> > | WD1000BB > | > |>>My partition table looks like this: > |>>94 meg / > |>>94 meg (future) > |>>94 meg (future) > |>>94 meg (future) > |>>200 meg /boot > |>>380 meg /swap > |>>Remaining is LVM > |>>LVM: > |>>4 gig /usr > |>>4 gig /var > |>>4 gig /home > |>> > |>> > |>>Preface: Since my previous installs didn't work, > I decided to try a new > |>>tack. I installed a fresh 8.2 installation, > working from the first CD > |>>alone. I then tried an Upgrade, and ended up > with another 5 installs > |>> > |>>(0. - I have a usbmouse and using an auto config > floppy, doesn't > |> > | configure > | > |>>the mouse properly again. Even in 8.2. This > seems to be reproducible, > |>>unlike everything else) > |>> > |>>The first three were tried with the > "Expert/Upgrade" option. > |>>1. - Hung during the find partitions step on > /dev/hdb6. So I reboot > |>>2. - This time it makes it past all the > partitions, and I select the > |>>/dev/hda1 partition to upgrade. As it is reading > the RPMs from the 8.2 > |>>install, I get this message on the console tty. > |>>"rpmdb: damaged header instace #202 retrieval, > skipping" > |>>It doesn't really skip it, it just loops over and > over again. Reboot > |>>again. > |>>3. - Makes it farther. Kernel panic on checking > /usr partition (in the > |>>LVM) > |>> > |>>The Fourth install was "expert/upgrade packages" > option > |>>4. - This time it upgrades, and I finish the > installation. I reboot. > |> > | Then > | > |>>the fun begins. > |>>a. during startup init.d/usb gives a message > about "expr not found". > |>>b. X doesn't start, and it starts up at a > console a la Runlevel 3 > |>>c. I try "startx" to manually bring up X. No > luck. > |>>"libglx.a" is unresolved. > |>>d. That is in XFree86-server, and I try a verify > that works, but the > |> > | file > | > |>>is definetly not there. > |>>e. I remove XFree86 and XFree86-server, and then > reinstall them. > |>>f. my usb mouse is not activated, which makes X > not so much fun. I try > |> > | a > | > |>>reboot, still nothing. > |>>g. I bring up X and use mousedrake. I'm able to > select the wheel > |> > | mouse, > | > |>>and restart X. Now the mouse works again. > |>>h. I notice that rpmdrake and MandrakeUpdate > don't work because URPM.so > |>>is having a problem loading librpm-4.0.4 (that's > close to the name, I > |>>didn't write it down. oops). I figure out that > the upgrade didn't > |> > | update > | > |>>rpm. > |>>i. I try to manually install rpm. It has a long > list of dependencies, > |>>but I get them all and the install starts. > |>>j. Bad. Not all of the rpms fail, but enough > do: rpm, > |> > | libstdc++5-devel, > | > |>>kernelheaders, libbinutils2, binutils, gcc, > gcc-c++. These complain > |> > | that > | > |>>there are "MD5 sun mismatch" with cpio. > |>>k. not rpm doesn't even recognize -qilp as an > option. Ugh. It's > |> > | hosed. > | > |>>Now I can't do anything. > |>>l. In exasperation, I shutdown. The shutdown > fails during umount. > |>>m. I hit the reset button. > |>> > |>>Overall, I'm really glad I decided to not mess > with my existing year old > |>>8.2 installation. > |>> > |>>Scott Carlson > |>> > |>>PS. I don't subscribe to the list. No time at > this point. :( > |>> I am willing to try and answer questions if > I can help > |> > |> > |> > |> > |> > |> > | > | > | > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > iEYEARECAAYFAj2OxacACgkQUMkt1ZRwL1OYfACeKW7gDRp4Zr/zslx5BNsc6XKp > Ps4AoI88pJEgRNA+4ZM66FRrStTz5SAk > =0wC/ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com
