On Sunday 08 August 2004 01:05 pm, Charlie Mahan wrote: > On Sunday 08 August 2004 08:22:08, BJ Tracy wrote: > <snip, chop, whack, and mutilate> SNIP Thanks for all your help.
> If you want a clean slate I _strongly_ recommend that you use the custom > partitioning mode but first do a Google search for partitioning and read a > lot. There's a ton of stuff to read and I have several books as well. > That's why so many newcomers end up > reinstalling and changing their partition structures so many times. Not > enough research and too much enthusiasm. Guilty. Just like a kid at Cmas. > You're welcome bj. I haven't helped you yet though. Here's some personal > recommendations; > > When you do the reinstall (and I know you want to so let's get that out of > the way now) set a large enough _separate /home partition_ that your > user(s) won't run out of personal space. Also since you have enough drive > space for anything you may want to do, the primary master should include in > my opinion: > > / the "root" of the system where everything hangs. Choose a size that seems > comfy then reduce it. I never go more than 800 MB Question: does the "/" root have to be on every drive? > As minimums, and I'd choose the JFS filesystem rather than ext3 (old tech > with a journal grafted on) > JFS is IBM's technology and it works exceptionally well, seems > completely stable, and is fast. I'd use it for everything. As for ext 3 or JFS, will I see a difference on my GUI? I'm not a programmer, and I don't do any development (yet), just a computer nut,,,,However I do a lot of pictures and genealogy as well as my business stuff. Just curious. > The other drive or drives, depending on how many you keep in the box, are > up to you to choose partition sizes and mount points but I'd still > recommend using JFS. My first two drives are Master and Slave. Does it matter if the (NEW) 250 GB drive is a Master or Slave on the cable it's on? Thanks again, You are a very appreciated resource. bj > It's your system so it's all up to you but I do like the way JFS works for > me. > > Holler if you need advice on a proposed partition table or whatever, > somebody will see and respond. > > Charlie
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