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| 9 | <sections> |
9 | <sections> |
| 10 | |
10 | |
| 11 | <version>7</version> |
11 | <version>8</version> |
| 12 | <date>2011-09-04</date> |
12 | <date>2013-02-23</date> |
| 13 | |
13 | |
| 14 | <section> |
14 | <section> |
| 15 | <title>Introduction to Block Devices</title> |
15 | <title>Introduction to Block Devices</title> |
| 16 | |
16 | |
| 17 | <subsection> |
17 | <subsection> |
| 18 | <include href="hb-install-blockdevices.xml"/> |
18 | <include href="hb-install-blockdevices.xml"/> |
| 19 | </subsection> |
19 | </subsection> |
| 20 | |
20 | |
| 21 | <subsection> |
21 | <subsection> |
| 22 | <title>Partitions</title> |
22 | <title>Partitions</title> |
| 23 | <body> |
23 | <body> |
| 24 | |
24 | |
| 25 | <p> |
25 | <p> |
| 26 | Although it is theoretically possible to use the entire disk to house your Linux |
26 | Although it is theoretically possible to use the entire disk to house your Linux |
| 27 | system, this is almost never done in practice. Instead, full disk block devices |
27 | system, this is almost never done in practice. Instead, full disk block devices |
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| 63 | <p> |
63 | <p> |
| 64 | Note that a separate <path>/boot</path> partition is generally <e>not</e> |
64 | Note that a separate <path>/boot</path> partition is generally <e>not</e> |
| 65 | recommended on SPARC, as it complicates the bootloader configuration. |
65 | recommended on SPARC, as it complicates the bootloader configuration. |
| 66 | </p> |
66 | </p> |
| 67 | |
67 | |
| 68 | <table> |
68 | <table> |
| 69 | <tr> |
69 | <tr> |
| 70 | <th>Partition</th> |
70 | <th>Partition</th> |
| 71 | <th>Filesystem</th> |
71 | <th>Filesystem</th> |
| 72 | <th>Size</th> |
72 | <th>Size</th> |
| 73 | <th>Mount Point</th> |
73 | <th>Mount Point</th> |
| 74 | <th>Description</th> |
74 | <th>Description</th> |
| 75 | </tr> |
75 | </tr> |
| 76 | <tr> |
76 | <tr> |
| 77 | <ti>/dev/sda1</ti> |
77 | <ti>/dev/sda1</ti> |
| 78 | <ti>ext3</ti> |
78 | <ti>ext4</ti> |
| 79 | <ti><2 GB</ti> |
79 | <ti><2 GB</ti> |
| 80 | <ti>/</ti> |
80 | <ti>/</ti> |
| 81 | <ti> |
81 | <ti> |
| 82 | Root partition. For SPARC64 systems with older OBP versions, this |
82 | Root partition. For SPARC64 systems with older OBP versions, this |
| 83 | <e>must</e> be less than 2 GB in size, and the first partition on the |
83 | <e>must</e> be less than 2 GB in size, and the first partition on the |
| 84 | disk. |
84 | disk. |
| 85 | </ti> |
85 | </ti> |
| 86 | </tr> |
86 | </tr> |
| 87 | <tr> |
87 | <tr> |
| 88 | <ti>/dev/sda2</ti> |
88 | <ti>/dev/sda2</ti> |
| 89 | <ti>swap</ti> |
89 | <ti>swap</ti> |
| 90 | <ti>512 MB</ti> |
90 | <ti>512 MB</ti> |
| 91 | <ti>none</ti> |
91 | <ti>none</ti> |
| 92 | <ti> |
92 | <ti> |
| 93 | Swap partition. For bootstrap and certain larger compiles, at least 512 |
93 | Swap partition. For bootstrap and certain larger compiles, at least 512 |
| 94 | MB of RAM (including swap) is required. |
94 | MB of RAM (including swap) is required. |
| 95 | </ti> |
95 | </ti> |
| 96 | </tr> |
96 | </tr> |
| 97 | <tr> |
97 | <tr> |
| 98 | <ti>/dev/sda3</ti> |
98 | <ti>/dev/sda3</ti> |
| 99 | <ti>none</ti> |
99 | <ti>none</ti> |
| 100 | <ti>Whole disk</ti> |
100 | <ti>Whole disk</ti> |
| 101 | <ti>none</ti> |
101 | <ti>none</ti> |
| 102 | <ti>Whole disk partition. This is required on SPARC systems.</ti> |
102 | <ti>Whole disk partition. This is required on SPARC systems.</ti> |
| 103 | </tr> |
103 | </tr> |
| 104 | <tr> |
104 | <tr> |
| 105 | <ti>/dev/sda4</ti> |
105 | <ti>/dev/sda4</ti> |
| 106 | <ti>ext3</ti> |
106 | <ti>ext4</ti> |
| 107 | <ti>at least 2 GB</ti> |
107 | <ti>at least 2 GB</ti> |
| 108 | <ti>/usr</ti> |
108 | <ti>/usr</ti> |
| 109 | <ti> |
109 | <ti> |
| 110 | /usr partition. Applications are installed here. By default this partition |
110 | /usr partition. Applications are installed here. By default this partition |
| 111 | is also used for Portage data (which takes around 500 MB excluding |
111 | is also used for Portage data (which takes around 500 MB excluding |
| 112 | source code). |
112 | source code). |
| 113 | </ti> |
113 | </ti> |
| 114 | </tr> |
114 | </tr> |
| 115 | <tr> |
115 | <tr> |
| 116 | <ti>/dev/sda5</ti> |
116 | <ti>/dev/sda5</ti> |
| 117 | <ti>ext3</ti> |
117 | <ti>ext4</ti> |
| 118 | <ti>at least 1 GB</ti> |
118 | <ti>at least 1 GB</ti> |
| 119 | <ti>/var</ti> |
119 | <ti>/var</ti> |
| 120 | <ti> |
120 | <ti> |
| 121 | /var partition. Used for program-generated data. By default Portage uses |
121 | /var partition. Used for program-generated data. By default Portage uses |
| 122 | this partition for temporary space whilst compiling. Certain larger |
122 | this partition for temporary space whilst compiling. Certain larger |
| 123 | applications such as Mozilla and OpenOffice.org can require over 1 GB |
123 | applications such as Mozilla and OpenOffice.org can require over 1 GB |
| 124 | of temporary space here when building. |
124 | of temporary space here when building. |
| 125 | </ti> |
125 | </ti> |
| 126 | </tr> |
126 | </tr> |
| 127 | <tr> |
127 | <tr> |
| 128 | <ti>/dev/sda6</ti> |
128 | <ti>/dev/sda6</ti> |
| 129 | <ti>ext3</ti> |
129 | <ti>ext4</ti> |
| 130 | <ti>remaining space</ti> |
130 | <ti>remaining space</ti> |
| 131 | <ti>/home</ti> |
131 | <ti>/home</ti> |
| 132 | <ti>/home partition. Used for users' home directories.</ti> |
132 | <ti>/home partition. Used for users' home directories.</ti> |
| 133 | </tr> |
133 | </tr> |
| 134 | </table> |
134 | </table> |
| 135 | |
135 | |
| 136 | </body> |
136 | </body> |
| 137 | </subsection> |
137 | </subsection> |
| 138 | </section> |
138 | </section> |
| 139 | |
139 | |
| 140 | <section id="fdisk"> |
140 | <section id="fdisk"> |
| 141 | <title>Using fdisk to Partition your Disk</title> |
141 | <title>Using fdisk to Partition your Disk</title> |
| 142 | <subsection> |
142 | <subsection> |
| 143 | <body> |
143 | <body> |
| 144 | |
144 | |
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| 482 | </tr> |
482 | </tr> |
| 483 | <tr> |
483 | <tr> |
| 484 | <ti>ext3</ti> |
484 | <ti>ext3</ti> |
| 485 | <ti><c>mkfs.ext3</c></ti> |
485 | <ti><c>mkfs.ext3</c></ti> |
| 486 | </tr> |
486 | </tr> |
| 487 | <tr> |
487 | <tr> |
| 488 | <ti>ext4</ti> |
488 | <ti>ext4</ti> |
| 489 | <ti><c>mkfs.ext4</c></ti> |
489 | <ti><c>mkfs.ext4</c></ti> |
| 490 | </tr> |
490 | </tr> |
| 491 | </table> |
491 | </table> |
| 492 | |
492 | |
| 493 | <p> |
493 | <p> |
| 494 | For instance, to create the root partition (<path>/dev/sda1</path> in our |
494 | For instance, to create the root partition (<path>/dev/sda1</path> in our |
| 495 | example) as ext2, and the <path>/usr</path>, <path>/var</path>, and |
495 | example) as ext2, and the <path>/usr</path>, <path>/var</path>, and |
| 496 | <path>/home</path> partitions (<path>/dev/sda4</path>, <path>5</path> |
496 | <path>/home</path> partitions (<path>/dev/sda4</path>, <path>5</path> |
| 497 | and <path>6</path> in our example, respectively) as ext3, you would use: |
497 | and <path>6</path> in our example, respectively) as ext4, you would use: |
| 498 | </p> |
498 | </p> |
| 499 | |
499 | |
| 500 | <pre caption="Applying a filesystem on a partition"> |
500 | <pre caption="Applying a filesystem on a partition"> |
| 501 | # <i>mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda1</i> |
501 | # <i>mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda1</i> |
| 502 | # <i>mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda4</i> |
502 | # <i>mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda4</i> |
| 503 | # <i>mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda5</i> |
503 | # <i>mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda5</i> |
| 504 | # <i>mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda6</i> |
504 | # <i>mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda6</i> |
| 505 | </pre> |
505 | </pre> |
| 506 | |
506 | |
| 507 | </body> |
507 | </body> |
| 508 | </subsection> |
508 | </subsection> |
| 509 | <subsection> |
509 | <subsection> |
| 510 | <title>Activating the Swap Partition</title> |
510 | <title>Activating the Swap Partition</title> |
| 511 | <body> |
511 | <body> |
| 512 | |
512 | |
| 513 | <p> |
513 | <p> |
| 514 | <c>mkswap</c> is the command used to initialize swap partitions: |
514 | <c>mkswap</c> is the command used to initialize swap partitions: |
| 515 | </p> |
515 | </p> |
| 516 | |
516 | |
| 517 | <pre caption="Creating a Swap signature"> |
517 | <pre caption="Creating a Swap signature"> |
| 518 | # <i>mkswap /dev/sda2</i> |
518 | # <i>mkswap /dev/sda2</i> |
| 519 | </pre> |
519 | </pre> |
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