I would lower /home to 3GB and increase / to 2 GB.
Just a suggestion,
Matt
>From: Brian Schroeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [expert] Installation Problem
>Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 16:33:56 +0930
>
>Yes, that's what the message sounded like to me, but it didn't seem likely.
>
>I have set it up (on 2 disks) with:
>
>128M /
>32M swap
>1.8G /var
>
>5G /home
>256M swap
>256M /tmp
>3.5G /usr
>
>That seems to me to allow plenty of space. And it should leave much more
>than 843k available!
>
>Brian.
>
>Larry Sword wrote:
> >
> > Brian Schroeder wrote:
> >
> > > I have downloaded the Mandrake 7 iso image and copied it onto a CD.
> > > I am trying to load it onto a Digital Prioris 2 x 166MHz, but
>continually
> > > get the following error during the install phase:
> > >
> > > An error occured
> > > installation of rpms failed:
> > > Installing package needs 843kb on the /mnt filesystem.
> > > OK
> > >
> > > Some packages seem to go in. There is a reasonable amount of disk
> > > activity between occurrences of this error (and the "843kb" bit is
> > > different each time).
> > >
> > > What does it mean? And what should I do about it?
> > > The install is taking a LONG time.
> > >
> >
> > It's an indication of the amount of space on the disk partition that is
>needed
> > to load the number of programs you have selected. Normally if it need
>843kb
> > and you have less then you can de-select some files or packages.
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > >
> > > PS I had no problem with Mandrake 6.1.
> > >
> > > Brian.
> > > --
>
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