On Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:20:03 +0100
Michael Cardell Widerkrantz wrote:
> Janos Dohanics , 2012-02-08 19:42 (+0100):
>
> > 4. Also, with GPT, one has to be in single user mode to synchronize
> > disks - correct?
>
> I think the guide you linked to:
>
> http://blather.michaelwlucas.com/archives
On Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:02:29 -0800
per...@pluto.rain.com wrote:
> Janos Dohanics wrote:
>
> > 1. The Guided partitioning doesn't suggest any more to
> > create /var, /tmp, /usr, etc. file systems. Is it really
> > the recommendation to go with just / ?
>
> Depends on who you ask :) and on your
Janos Dohanics , 2012-02-08 19:42 (+0100):
> 4. Also, with GPT, one has to be in single user mode to synchronize
> disks - correct?
I think the guide you linked to:
http://blather.michaelwlucas.com/archives/1071
meant that you have to be in single user mode until you have edited
/etc/fstab to
Janos Dohanics wrote:
> 1. The Guided partitioning doesn't suggest any more to
> create /var, /tmp, /usr, etc. file systems. Is it really
> the recommendation to go with just / ?
Depends on who you ask :) and on your intended usage.
> 2. Is there a way to use the old sysinstall to install FreeB
I can't speak to the mirror issue, but I had difficulty trying to tweak
the defaults in the install on a 128G SSD:
When manually configuring the SSD, I tried to leave some extra space at
the end of the SSD. Not sure that is necessary or not. In any case, I
had a 128GB SSD, reported as 119GB.
> 3. Assuming one has enough RAM, is zfs mirror or raidz recommended over
> gmirror?
zfs mirror but I would not recommend a raidz root on zfs.
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On Wed, 8 Feb 2012 13:42:59 -0500
Janos Dohanics wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> May be I should have searched more for answers, but after installing
> FreeBSD 9 with gmirror, I am wondering if the experts here have some
> recommendations for "best practices".
>
> 1. The Guided partitioning doesn'
Hello Everyone,
May be I should have searched more for answers, but after installing
FreeBSD 9 with gmirror, I am wondering if the experts here have some
recommendations for "best practices".
1. The Guided partitioning doesn't suggest any more to
create /var, /tmp, /usr, etc. file systems. Is it
