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- Path: sparky!uunet!microsoft!wingnut!satishc
- From: satishc@microsoft.com (Satish Chittamuru)
- Subject: Re: Questions regarding the Extended FS and SLS 0.98pl5
- Message-ID: <1992Dec12.003736.3050@microsoft.com>
- Date: 12 Dec 92 00:37:36 GMT
- Organization: Microsoft Corporation
- References: <badger.723923636@phylo>
- Keywords: SLS Extended FS
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- In article <badger.723923636@phylo> badger@phylo.life.uiuc.edu (Jonathan Badger) writes:
- > I have just ordered a 130 MB Hard Drive which I plan to devote to SLS Linux
- > 0.98pl5. (Currently I'm running MCC 0.97 on a 20 MB partition). What I am
- > wondering is if using the extended FS would be a good idea. I understand
- > from the FAQ and the extended FS README that the extended FS allows large
- > partitions with long file names, both of which are desirable to me. However,
- > the SLS README basically says "use the extended FS at your own risk".
-
- I have been running 0.98 (pl1, I think) for a couple of months now with
- a 130MB EXTFS partition. No problems (except performance is about 1/3
- of the MINIX FS) at all.
-
- > Also I notice from notes of people who use the extended FS, that they often
- > have two partitions, one with the standard FS for core files, and the rest
- > on an extended FS. If I do this, what would be a good size for the core
- > partition?
-
- I do this too, just to be on the safe side. My root partition is
- 24MB although you only need about 6 to 8 really. I have minimal
- usr_backup directory on it in case I can mount my usr partition.
- Besides the /tmp directory is here, so you will need some free space
- for temp files. Make the partion about 12 to 16 MB and you should
- be fine.
-
- > Thanks
-
-
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- Satish K. Chittamuru satishc@microsoft.com
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