On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Robb Bossley <[email protected]> wrote:
> If you are comfortable with using ext3 vs ext4 or rieserfs or some > other filesystem, it should be fine. Make sure it doesn't have > anything in it and it should work fine. > > On 7/3/10, PRAKHAR gaur <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Dear All, > > > > I already have a 50 GB partition, which I had created while, Installing > the > > host Operating System(Debian 5.0.5). > > Do I need to partition it again, its a ext3 fs. > > Or I can directly mount it in /mnt/lfs?, as its already mounted in > /media. > IMHO, if you are building LFS for the first time, it's better to use a Virtual machine. first create a virtual machine, use lfscd to boot it, and follow the book. I have used kvm-qemu as a virtual machine, but I think VM-ware player would be the better choice, as you can simply hibernate the machine, instead of shutting down. Also by using virtual machine, you can safly play with grub and MBR without worrying about your current installation. > > > > Thanking you, > > Prakhar Gaur > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > "Be very careful, then, how you live - not as unwise but as wise, > making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil." > Ephesians 5:15-16 > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page > -- Prashant R Keshvani, Systems Software Engineer, Cell :- 09227945799 (Surat)
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