Linux-Hardware Digest #337, Volume #13 Tue, 1 Aug 00 13:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Re: realtek 8029 (Georg Acher)
Re: Why is Athon 650 slower than P-II/400? (Jonathan)
Re: Yamaha driver (Bjoern Engels)
Re: Why is Athon 650 slower than P-II/400? (James Knowles)
Re: Why is Athon 650 slower than P-II/400? (James Knowles)
Re: Yamaha driver (Florian Forster)
Partition Size Advice ("David Stackis")
Re: Partition Size Advice (sideband)
Re: Manually setting IRQ's ("David Stackis")
Re: RedHat 6.2 Soundcard, Modem Confilct (sideband)
Re: PHOTO QUALITY printing (Grant Taylor)
Re: OkiPage 4w plus (Grant Taylor)
Re: Why is Athon 650 slower than P-II/400?
Re: Epson 1270 (Grant Taylor)
Re: Hardware modem in Linux (sideband)
Re: PHOTO QUALITY printing
Re: Why is Athon 650 slower than P-II/400? (Jonathan)
Re: Partition Size Advice ("ne...")
Re: SMP and command-line execution (Geoff Short)
Re: Partition Size Advice (Tom Van Lemmens)
seagate travan tape WAS working now isn't! ("Ryan Pearman")
Re: Partition Size Advice ("David Stackis")
Re: Partition Size Advice (Geoff Short)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Georg Acher)
Subject: Re: realtek 8029
Date: 1 Aug 2000 13:18:16 GMT
In article <8m3mkn$fjf$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"alikbm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
|> Hi i am trying to get my RTL8029 pci card to work under linux (mandrake 7.1)
|> from some reason i can't get it work.
|>
|> i downloaded and installed the updated ne2k_pci driver from realtek but
|> when i try to do insmod ne2k_pci.o it gives me something like that:
|>
|> unresolved symbol ei_open/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/net/ne2k-pci.o:
|> unresolved symbol ethdev_init/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/net/ne2k-pci.o:
|> unresolved symbol pci_drv_unregister/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/net/ne2k-pci.o:
|> unresolved symbol ei_interrupt/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/net/ne2k-pci.o:
|> unresolved symbol NS8390_init/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/net/ne2k-pci.o:
|> unresolved symbol ei_close/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/net/ne2k-pci.o:
|> unresolved symbol pci_drv_register
|>
|> what should i do?
Use modprobe ne2k_pci, ne2k_pci relies on other modules being loaded.
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Georg Acher, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.in.tum.de/~acher/
"Oh no, not again !" The bowl of petunias
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From: Jonathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Why is Athon 650 slower than P-II/400?
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 13:34:13 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
James Knowles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > plus which a drop from 256 Mb to 128 has
> > got to impact performance.
>
> Maybe under Windows. If you look at the tests that I've done, they're
> not affected by amount of RAM. The problem is the speed of the CPU
> talking to the RAM, not some fuzzy overall machine performance.
>
> > One thought - is SMP still compiled into the
> > kernel?
>
> Different stock RedHat 6.2 kernels; same kernel version; one with, one
> without.
>
> I've a third machine, a signle P-II/400 128MB RAM ASUS P2B-D that
gives
> very similar numbers to the SMP machine. Other than CPU/motherboard,
> this machine is essentially identical to the problem child.
>
> This should put the SMP nonsense to rest. Next time I'll not mention
> that machine. Geez....
>
> --
> All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost.
> - J.R.R. Tolkien
>
OK, here's another thought. Redhat stock kernels are optimized for
pentium. Maybe you should recompile and specify your processor type,
etc.
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From: Bjoern Engels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Yamaha driver
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 15:51:46 +0200
The SuSE 7.0 package (being released end of august) supports
the Yamaha chips YMF72x and YMF74x, hope that helps.
Craig Sparks wrote:
> All,
>
> Does anyone know where I can get a free linux driver for the Yamaha sound
> card 740c (that is integrated into motherboard) ?
>
> Thanks
>
> Craig
>
>
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From: James Knowles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Why is Athon 650 slower than P-II/400?
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 08:35:22 -0600
> OK, here's another thought. Redhat stock kernels are optimized for
> pentium. Maybe you should recompile and specify your processor type,
> etc.
I think you sent the thought telepathically. I tried both the 2.2.16
kernel and the 2.4-pre5 kernel. Same results. *whimper*
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From: James Knowles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Why is Athon 650 slower than P-II/400?
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 08:39:00 -0600
> > Athon:
> > raid5: MMX detected, trying high-speed MMX checksum routines
> > pII_mmx : 74.676 MB/sec
> > p5_mmx : 72.771 MB/sec
> > 8regs : 91.821 MB/sec
> > 32regs : 37.719 MB/sec
> > using fastest function: 8regs (91.821 MB/sec)
>
> That's strange, my Athlon T-Bird 750 does a bumby 2640 on the p5
> engine....
Thanks for the numbers. That's good to hear. I'm convinced I've a
hardware problem at this point. I'm going to start ripping the machine
apart to try and isolate hardware problems at this point.
--
A straw poll only shows which way the hot air blows.
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From: Florian Forster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Yamaha driver
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 17:05:53 +0200
After a few days I managed this soundchip with the latest package of ALSA
Cu
Flo
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From: "David Stackis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Partition Size Advice
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 08:22:40 -0700
Does anyone out there in Linux land have any advice on partition sizes?
Here is what I have....
6.4GB Hd...
/usr = 5GB
/root = 500MB
/home = 500MB
/swap = 127MB
Do I have too much for /usr?.....I am installing staroffice, and such in the
dir, so I just I just thought that this would be the ideal dir to make
larger than the rest.
Does this layout seem to be a good one?......everything on my 6.2 box seems
to be working great.....sound, modem, display....all cards were
found.....though it took me three weeks to get everything working.....*s*
I would hate to redo the partitions, but I want me Linux box to hummmm
properly....
Thanks for any advice...
TIA!
David Stackis
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From: sideband <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Partition Size Advice
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 11:32:59 -0400
Looks good to me...
-SSB
David Stackis wrote:
> Does anyone out there in Linux land have any advice on partition sizes?
>
> Here is what I have....
>
> 6.4GB Hd...
> /usr = 5GB
> /root = 500MB
> /home = 500MB
> /swap = 127MB
>
> Do I have too much for /usr?.....I am installing staroffice, and such in the
> dir, so I just I just thought that this would be the ideal dir to make
> larger than the rest.
>
> Does this layout seem to be a good one?......everything on my 6.2 box seems
> to be working great.....sound, modem, display....all cards were
> found.....though it took me three weeks to get everything working.....*s*
>
> I would hate to redo the partitions, but I want me Linux box to hummmm
> properly....
>
> Thanks for any advice...
>
> TIA!
> David Stackis
> http://www.stackis.com
>
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From: "David Stackis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Manually setting IRQ's
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 08:37:01 -0700
That worked great!!!
Thanks man!!!..
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:8m507d$2ua$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> You want isapnp. Once you get it set up right, the presence of an
> /etc/isapnp.conf file will trigger the boot to configure the devices.
>
> The basic procedure for setting up isapnp is:
>
> pnpdump > /etc/isapnp.conf
>
> Now edit /etc/isapnp.conf in you favorite editor.
>
> Uncomment the section that matches the config you want, and set the values
> for IRQ and other resources you want from the lists provided.
>
> Uncomment the "Act Y" line at the end.
>
> Hopefully issuing an "isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf" will now make the modem
> visible. If not you probably need to tweak the serial port settings with
> "setserial" too. (man setserial)
>
> hth,
> Chris
>
> In linux.redhat.install David Stackis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> : Does anyone know how to manually set an IRQ for a modem?
>
> : My modem does not have any jumpers, and I checked procs/interrupts, but
the
> : file is empty....
>
> : My isa modem is on dev/ttyS0
>
> : Thanks!
>
> : David
>
>
>
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From: sideband <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: RedHat 6.2 Soundcard, Modem Confilct
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 11:50:21 -0400
Um... a sound card on a COM port? Why does this not sound right?
Check /proc/interrupts for possible IRQ conflicts.
-SSB
David Stackis wrote:
> I have installed RedHat 6.2...using the KDE workstation option...it's great
> and all except for one little thing...
>
> Seems I can configure my modem using the KPPP tool, and I can connect to the
> internet and all....
>
> I can also run sndconfig from a console, and get my SoundBlaster AWE64
> working....the thing is, is after I configure my soundcard, my modem will
> not work anymore...I get the message "The modem is busy"
>
> I have tried to configure the soundcard first, but then I cannot configure
> the modem...which by the way is a US Robotics 56K V90 Internal.
>
> My modem is on COM1.....dev/ttyS0
> My soundcard is on COM2.....dev/tty/S1
>
> Has anyone else experienced this before, and know a way to make both pieces
> of hardware work together in harmony...
>
> TIA!
> David Stackis
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From: Grant Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PHOTO QUALITY printing
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 15:52:59 GMT
Keith Rhodes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've been looking at printer spec over the last week, looking for
> photo quality output. The Epson 900 looks a good bet; you can get a
> level3 PostScript module for it, it does 1440 dpi (IIRR) and can
> handle thick glossy paper (so the ink stays on the surface as it
> dries, rather than sinking in and spreading, like on blotting
> paper).
The Epson Postscript "modules" are merely host-based RIPs for Windows.
You use the stp Ghostscript driver under free operating systems.
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Linux Printing HOWTO and Website: http://www.linuxprinting.org/
I offer consulting in most things Unix/Linux/*BSD/Perl/C/C++
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From: Grant Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: OkiPage 4w plus
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 15:54:47 GMT
Florian Forster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> The "a2ps" package provides a pretty good answer to this problem.
> Okay. Tried it. But the outout wasn't always what I expected. Is
> this my = fate?
Well, IIRC there are a bunch of options for a2ps. Failing that, you
can always make your own filter for any data type is doesn't do
satisfactorily; there are plenty of filter programs out there. For
images, look into imagemagick's "convert" or the netpbm suite (my
personal favorite).
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Linux Printing HOWTO and Website: http://www.linuxprinting.org/
I offer consulting in most things Unix/Linux/*BSD/Perl/C/C++
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Why is Athon 650 slower than P-II/400?
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 15:54:19 GMT
On Tue, 01 Aug 2000 08:35:22 -0600, James Knowles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> OK, here's another thought. Redhat stock kernels are optimized for
>> pentium. Maybe you should recompile and specify your processor type,
>> etc.
>
>I think you sent the thought telepathically. I tried both the 2.2.16
>kernel and the 2.4-pre5 kernel. Same results. *whimper*
Are you sure about that?
I thought it was only Mandrake that optimized their kernels
(and the rest of the distro) for Pentia...
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From: Grant Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Epson 1270
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 15:56:07 GMT
Carlos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm trying to setup a EPSON 1270 printer on RedHat 6.2 with not
> luck. I used the uniprint ghostscript driver that comes with redhat
> but it refuses to print postscript files. When I print from gimp
> using the EPSON 800 driver it work fine. According to the printer
> database the 1270 should work fine. Any suggestions on how to
> configure the printer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks....
You should use the Ghostscript "stp" driver. It's not in the standard
Ghostscript, nor does it come in Red Hat (IIRC). Visit
http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net for help getting it installed.
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Linux Printing HOWTO and Website: http://www.linuxprinting.org/
I offer consulting in most things Unix/Linux/*BSD/Perl/C/C++
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From: sideband <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: mot.comp.os.linux,mot.general
Subject: Re: Hardware modem in Linux
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 11:58:17 -0400
Cat /proc/interrupts and check for your COM ports... If you don't see a /dev/ttyS2
(COM3 under DOS/Windows), then you'll need to check out the setserial command to
set up the serial extender card.
-SSB
Saurabh Jang wrote:
> Joe Robin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> : Yup. I got it because my winmodem won't function with linux. I was on the
> : lookout specifically for a hardware modem. It is external to the PC, plugged
> : into a com port extender card.
>
> Check the relevant HOWTOs. I had an external modem that I connected to my
> PC on the COM1 port on my motherboard, and I encountered no problems. Did the
> COM port extender card come with its own device driver for Windows? If
> so you want to check and make sure that this extender card is
> supported in Linux. I suppose in the worst case you could put
> the modem on the COM ports on the motherboard by unplugging whatever
> device you have on them to make room for the modem. I am positive that
> you will have no problems if it is on the COM ports on the motherboard.
>
> Saurabh
>
> ____________________________________________________________________________
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: Re: PHOTO QUALITY printing
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 15:58:06 GMT
On Tue, 01 Aug 2000 15:52:59 GMT, Grant Taylor
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Keith Rhodes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> I've been looking at printer spec over the last week, looking for
>> photo quality output. The Epson 900 looks a good bet; you can get a
>> level3 PostScript module for it, it does 1440 dpi (IIRR) and can
>> handle thick glossy paper (so the ink stays on the surface as it
>> dries, rather than sinking in and spreading, like on blotting
>> paper).
>
>The Epson Postscript "modules" are merely host-based RIPs for Windows.
>You use the stp Ghostscript driver under free operating systems.
How well does it do photo printing? Some of the midrange
color injets mention CMYK functionality. Does that mean
that there is color conversion in the printer itself or
will you stil have the same color issues with an Epson
as you would other printers?
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From: Jonathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Why is Athon 650 slower than P-II/400?
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 15:58:34 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
James Knowles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Athon:
> > > raid5: MMX detected, trying high-speed MMX checksum routines
> > > pII_mmx : 74.676 MB/sec
> > > p5_mmx : 72.771 MB/sec
> > > 8regs : 91.821 MB/sec
> > > 32regs : 37.719 MB/sec
> > > using fastest function: 8regs (91.821 MB/sec)
> >
> > That's strange, my Athlon T-Bird 750 does a bumby 2640 on the p5
> > engine....
>
> Thanks for the numbers. That's good to hear. I'm convinced I've a
> hardware problem at this point. I'm going to start ripping the machine
> apart to try and isolate hardware problems at this point.
>
> --
> A straw poll only shows which way the hot air blows.
>
This may be a stupid question, but is the RAM speed the same as the bus
speed?
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Before you buy.
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.install
From: "ne..." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Partition Size Advice
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 16:21:17 GMT
On Aug 1, 2000 at 08:22, David Stackis eloquently wrote:
>Does anyone out there in Linux land have any advice on partition sizes?
>
>Here is what I have....
>
>6.4GB Hd...
>/usr = 5GB
>/root = 500MB
>/home = 500MB
>/swap = 127MB
>
>Do I have too much for /usr?.....I am installing staroffice, and such in the
>dir, so I just I just thought that this would be the ideal dir to make
>larger than the rest.
A couple of nikpicks:
/root = 500MB, I asumme you mean '/' ,the root directory,
as opposed to /root which is the home directory of the
user 'root'. Nothing for /usr/local and/or /boot??
>Does this layout seem to be a good one?......everything on my 6.2 box seems
>to be working great.....sound, modem, display....all cards were
>found.....though it took me three weeks to get everything working.....*s*
A journal of what you did would be nice. This will a great to
you when you decide to upgrade.
>I would hate to redo the partitions, but I want me Linux box to hummmm
>properly....
No need to. If what you have works, don't fix it!
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I said, "No, I made a few mistakes."
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From: Geoff Short <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SMP and command-line execution
Date: 1 Aug 2000 16:40:56 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: Thanks for that - it seems that procps-2.0.7 does SMP.
: You don't happen to know which version of the kernel I should be
: digging into do you?
You probably want to be looking at the latest 2.2.x kernel. If you're
looking to the long term then 2.4.0 is in pre-release and will be
finished in a month or so.
Geoff
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From: Tom Van Lemmens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Partition Size Advice
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 18:40:08 +0200
seems ok, although depends on how you are using your system. i would
suggest to increase the /home partition or create another one. this is
how it works for me:
- relative small /root (max 300mb)
- /swap = 128mb
- /usr = �3gb
- /home = 1.5gb
- rest is /incoming
and my drive is 13gb large.
i log in as a normal user (never root! --> use su) so i have my /home
dir available to experiment, to store scripts and temporarily downloads.
i use the /incoming for everything i downloaded and i want to keep
permanently (until backup).
/incoming being a separate partition, my data is safe when i want to
upgrade the os or try a different distribution.
this is how it works for me; however, also experiment on your own and
find your best solution, that's the best part about linux...
cheers
David Stackis wrote:
>
> Does anyone out there in Linux land have any advice on partition sizes?
>
> Here is what I have....
>
> 6.4GB Hd...
> /usr = 5GB
> /root = 500MB
> /home = 500MB
> /swap = 127MB
>
> Do I have too much for /usr?.....I am installing staroffice, and such in the
> dir, so I just I just thought that this would be the ideal dir to make
> larger than the rest.
>
> Does this layout seem to be a good one?......everything on my 6.2 box seems
> to be working great.....sound, modem, display....all cards were
> found.....though it took me three weeks to get everything working.....*s*
>
> I would hate to redo the partitions, but I want me Linux box to hummmm
> properly....
>
> Thanks for any advice...
>
> TIA!
> David Stackis
> http://www.stackis.com
>
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From: "Ryan Pearman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: seagate travan tape WAS working now isn't!
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 11:47:03 -0500
Running mandrake 6.1......
I had the bad idea of installing a CD-ROM, CD-RW, and a seagate 20gb tape
drive (all ATAPI) on the same box.
Discovered that the scsi-emulation required to get the CD-RW working broke
the tape drive. Configuration settled on:
hda = CD-ROM
hdb = CD-RW
hdc = tape
Well, had to open the box this morning anyhow, so while I was at it, decided
to remove the CD-RW, left with the two other devices as masters on their own
channels. Problem now is, any attempt to do anything with the tape drive
gives an input/output error. (This is apparently typical of this drive --
there are lots of other people who have this problem!)
I am not putting a (currently useless) cd burner back in a linux box just so
my tape drive works. =) Any ideas why simply removing an IDE device (which
isn't even on the same channel) would cause the tape drive to break?
--Ryan
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It taught us that we have to create the future
...or others will do it for us.
It showed us that we have to care for one another
...because if we don't, who will?
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Mostly, though, I think it gave us hope
...that there can always be new beginnings.
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From: "David Stackis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Partition Size Advice
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 09:47:03 -0700
Can I repartition my /home, and /usr once my system is up?
TIA!
David Stackis
http://www.stackis.com
"Tom Van Lemmens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> seems ok, although depends on how you are using your system. i would
> suggest to increase the /home partition or create another one. this is
> how it works for me:
>
> - relative small /root (max 300mb)
> - /swap = 128mb
> - /usr = �3gb
> - /home = 1.5gb
> - rest is /incoming
>
> and my drive is 13gb large.
>
> i log in as a normal user (never root! --> use su) so i have my /home
> dir available to experiment, to store scripts and temporarily downloads.
> i use the /incoming for everything i downloaded and i want to keep
> permanently (until backup).
>
> /incoming being a separate partition, my data is safe when i want to
> upgrade the os or try a different distribution.
>
> this is how it works for me; however, also experiment on your own and
> find your best solution, that's the best part about linux...
>
> cheers
>
>
> David Stackis wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone out there in Linux land have any advice on partition sizes?
> >
> > Here is what I have....
> >
> > 6.4GB Hd...
> > /usr = 5GB
> > /root = 500MB
> > /home = 500MB
> > /swap = 127MB
> >
> > Do I have too much for /usr?.....I am installing staroffice, and such in
the
> > dir, so I just I just thought that this would be the ideal dir to make
> > larger than the rest.
> >
> > Does this layout seem to be a good one?......everything on my 6.2 box
seems
> > to be working great.....sound, modem, display....all cards were
> > found.....though it took me three weeks to get everything
working.....*s*
> >
> > I would hate to redo the partitions, but I want me Linux box to hummmm
> > properly....
> >
> > Thanks for any advice...
> >
> > TIA!
> > David Stackis
> > http://www.stackis.com
> >
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From: Geoff Short <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.install
Subject: Re: Partition Size Advice
Date: 1 Aug 2000 16:49:53 GMT
In comp.os.linux.hardware David Stackis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Does anyone out there in Linux land have any advice on partition sizes?
: Here is what I have....
: 6.4GB Hd...
: /usr = 5GB
: /root = 500MB
: /home = 500MB
: /swap = 127MB
: Do I have too much for /usr?
What does df(1) tell you?
You CANNOT have too much /usr ... you can have too little of something
else though :-) Unless there's a definite reason I always try and stick
to one big partition, then you don't get worried about which partition
your free space is on. (This is assuming it's a personal machine
rather than a server)
Geoff
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