"Guillermo A. Torreiro" wrote:

> Hi !,
>
> I have this manner to layout my file system under linux:
>
> /  -> xGb
> /home -> xMb
> swap -> xMb
> /boot -> 16Mb
>
> I'd format all my partitions with reiserfs, but I could not do it with
> /boot because its size. In the reiserfs's FAQ say something about size
> blocks limitation, but I wonder if it implies that using reiserfs means
> that I cannot format /boot with the size specified and had to create a
> big more partition for it or incorporate /boot in other bigger partition
> like / .
>

Yes, reiserfs use 32Mb for journal, so, in your case /boot partition
should be at least 50Mb (500 blocks (2Mb) are reserved also).

You can put /boot dir on root partition, of course, or
just use ext2 for your 16Mb /boot partition.

Thanks,
Yura.


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