Re: Partitioning hard disk
On Sat, May 15, 1999 at 05:33:01PM -0500, Michelle Maria Coelho wrote:
> Hi,
> I read your FAQ and so I was wondering if you (or anyone elae out
> there) could help me:
> I have 2 disks:
> 1) 116 MB 8 heads, 762 cylinders, 39 sectors per track
> 2) 258MB 14 heads, 944 cylinders, 40 sectors per track
>
> 16MB of RAM
> Debian Linux version 2 is the only operating system I plan to install.
> I want to use my PC solely for dialing into my university (ISP) and
> working from there.
> I also want to have the minimal X11 system.
> I want to install an Internet browser and maybe a few games.
> I will be the sole user.
> It's a 486SX processor.
>
> This is how I plan to partitiion the disks:
> / hda1 40MB
> swap hda2 8MB
> /usr hda3 68MB
> swap hdb1 8MB
> /usr hdb2 250MB
>
> where hda is the 116MB disk and hdb is the 258MB disk.
> Will the above configuration work..and can I split /usr across 2
> partitions or will X complain?
You cannot mount two partitions to the same mount point. I'd recommend
something like:
/ hda1 86 MB
swap hda2 32 MB
/usr hdb1 258 MB
Bob
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