Maksim Yevmenkin schrieb: > On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Christoph Mallon > <christoph.mallon_at_gmx.de> wrote: >> Sean Bruno schrieb: >>> I noted that if I choose the auto defaults for my F/S layout, sysinstall >>> will not reserve enough space for root(512MB?). This is just barely >>> enough to recompile and install an updated kernel. Much more than that >>> and the F/S is full. >>> >>> I would assume that the default would be much larger now-a-days. I think >>> a simple doubling to 1G would be sufficient. >>> >>> Comments? >> You are not supposed to compile stuff (or put any other large and often >> changing stuff) on the root fs. > > uhmmm.... i _think_ he is talking about the fact that 512mb root fs is > barely enough to keep /boot/kernel/ and /boot/kernel.old/ together. > surely you agree that keeping previous (working) copy of the kernel is > a "really good idea" when trying out new kernel. i personally have > been bitten by the same problem. spinning hard drives are _really_ big > and cheap those days, so i would say we probably should increase > default root fs size. I have several old kernels on my 256MB / and there is no space problem.Received on Tue Feb 24 2009 - 19:22:01 UTC
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