On Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 02:11:15PM +1000, MURRAY, Paul wrote:
> Since linux understands windows FAT32, I'll be able to mount my windows
> C:\LinuxHome directory on linux /home - I hope.
>
> However, I understand that it's a good idea to have two copies of the linux
> system so that you can upgrade the kernel. If your new kernel dies, you boot
> from the other one. The installation stuff I have does not seem to address
> this. Does this mean 2 boot partitions on hdb? Is that possible?
Nah. You don't need to do this. a. make yourself a good rescue
disk (http://sunsite.auc.dk/mulinux is a jolly good place to get a jolly
good set of jolly rescue disks) and b. keep your old kernel around and
make a lilo entry for it.
This way if your new kernel fubars really well, you can try booting
off your old kernel and if that fails you have your jolly rescue disks.
> Given that I want to get used to using linux for email and office, and want
> to be able to upgrade to kernel 2.4 (which is coming out soonish I think),
> how do you think I should set up my partitions?
with a 2gig HD, having it as just one partition probably wont hurt
BUT if you want to I'd go this way:
/ 1G (for / and /usr. too much of a pain in the butt keeping
them seperate once you start toying with your system :)
/var 256M (cos you WILL keep your mailbox and printqueue tidy.. wont
you? :)
/tmp 128M (this doesn't need to be THAT big tho you may want 256M here)
swap 128M (season to taste :)
/data 512M (or 384M if you make /tmp bigger. this is for src code and
other linux specific thingies)
/home/<uid> was going to be your VFAT mount I believe. Make sure you get
the uid and permissions right in the fstab. I do have a feeling that this'll
probably be a bigger pain in the butt then it's worth though.
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