Hi guys - I have a 40GB HDD on my HP TC1100 slate PC and wanted to install Linux as as I'm sick of fiddling with Live CD's - I flit between 10 of them and never stick any of them out. I need to leave 15GB for Windows and wanted to divvy up the remaining 25GB. I have 512MB RAM so the swap is going to be 1024MB Would I be OK doing 15GB for the FAT32 shared partition, 1GB for swap, 4GB for /, 5GB for /home. I intend to put Gentoo on there to use and understand the (in) famous package manager which I've heard is top class. Carl On 3/22/07, Dick Turpin <highwayman.turpin(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > > On 22/03/07, Alan Pope <alan(a)popey.com&gt; wrote: > > > You can joke... I had to for a kernel bug that wasn't logged > anywhere.. and > > another issue with my dell laptop where the screen corrupted due to > hardware > > failure.. > > > > http://gallery.popey.com/gallery/kernelbug > > http://gallery.popey.com/gallery/DellInspironXPSGen2Problem > > Been there got the tee shirt, my favorite though (Done it here loads > of times) is having to use Linux to fix/access a Windows box > > Now that is funny > > -- > Dick Turpin > "At theses prices I'm mugging myself!" > > _______________________________________________ > Staffslug mailing list > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug

Hi guys - I have a 40GB HDD on my HP TC1100 slate PC and wanted to install Linux as as I'm sick of fiddling with Live CD's - I flit between 10 of them and never stick any of them out. I need to leave 15GB for Windows and wanted to divvy up the remaining 25GB. I have 512MB RAM so the swap is going to be 1024MB Would I be OK doing 15GB for the FAT32 shared partition, 1GB for swap, 4GB for /, 5GB for /home. I intend to put Gentoo on there to use and understand the (in) famous package manager which I've heard is top class. Carl On 3/22/07, Dick Turpin <highwayman.turpin(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > On 22/03/07, Alan Pope <alan(a)popey.com&gt; wrote: > > > You can joke... I had to for a kernel bug that wasn't logged anywhere.. and > > another issue with my dell laptop where the screen corrupted due to hardware > > failure.. > > > > http://gallery.popey.com/gallery/kernelbug > > http://gallery.popey.com/gallery/DellInspironXPSGen2Problem > > Been there got the tee shirt, my favorite though (Done it here loads > of times) is having to use Linux to fix/access a Windows box > > Now that is funny > > -- > Dick Turpin > "At theses prices I'm mugging myself!" > > _______________________________________________ > Staffslug mailing list > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug

True...but i tend to do so as i find it a more secure method.....if anything goes wrong... On 22/03/07, Matthew Wellings <Matt(a)openforeveryone.co.uk&gt; wrote: > > You don't have to have your '/home' as a separate partition. This may > well > prove far more flexable for you. > > Matt > > > On Thursday 22 March 2007 18:17, Kris Douglas wrote: > > You can get distributions that calculate all the partitions for you. > > Distributions like SuSE and Fedora both do that, as does Ubuntu/ > Kubuntu... > > But the current layout seems good, but only for a fairly small > > distribution...because my main linux distro now has over 10gigs of > things > > in the / partition.... > > > > It entirely depends on how you want to use your machine, and what > for... > > > > On 22/03/07, Carl Struyk <carl(a)struyk.co.uk&gt; wrote: > > > Hi guys - I have a 40GB HDD on my HP TC1100 slate PC and wanted to > > > install Linux as as I'm sick of fiddling with Live CD's - I flit > between > > > 10 of them and never stick any of them out. > > > I need to leave 15GB for Windows and wanted to divvy up the > remaining > > > 25GB. I have 512MB RAM so the swap is going to be 1024MB > > > > > > Would I be OK doing 15GB for the FAT32 shared partition, 1GB for > swap, > > > 4GB for /, 5GB for /home. > > > > > > I intend to put Gentoo on there to use and understand the (in) > famous > > > package manager which I've heard is top class. > > > > > > Carl > > > > > > On 3/22/07, Dick Turpin <highwayman.turpin(a)gmail.com > wrote: > > > > On 22/03/07, Alan Pope <alan(a)popey.com&gt; wrote: > > > > > You can joke... I had to for a kernel bug that wasn't logged > > > > > > > > anywhere.. and > > > > > > > > > another issue with my dell laptop where the screen corrupted due > to > > > > > > > > hardware > > > > > > > > > failure.. > > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.popey.com/gallery/kernelbug > > > > > http://gallery.popey.com/gallery/DellInspironXPSGen2Problem > > > > > > > > Been there got the tee shirt, my favorite though (Done it here > loads > > > > of times) is having to use Linux to fix/access a Windows box > > > > > > > > Now that is funny > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Dick Turpin > > > > "At theses prices I'm mugging myself!" > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Staffslug mailing list > > > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Staffslug mailing list > > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > _______________________________________________ > Staffslug mailing list > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > -- Regards, Kris Douglas - Softdel Limited Web: www.softdel.net Mail: kris(a)softdel.net _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug

Can the FAT32 partition actually be used for /home? and if so, would installing a new distro reformat that partition as part of the install process? Would my data be safe? On 3/22/07, Kris Douglas <webbox.uk(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > > True...but i tend to do so as i find it a more secure method.....if anything goes wrong... > > > > On 22/03/07, Matthew Wellings <Matt(a)openforeveryone.co.uk > wrote: > > You don't have to have your '/home' as a separate partition. This may well > > prove far more flexable for you. > > > > Matt > > > > > > On Thursday 22 March 2007 18:17, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > You can get distributions that calculate all the partitions for you. > > > Distributions like SuSE and Fedora both do that, as does Ubuntu/ Kubuntu... > > > But the current layout seems good, but only for a fairly small > > > distribution...because my main linux distro now has over 10gigs of things > > > in the / partition.... > > > > > > It entirely depends on how you want to use your machine, and what for... > > > > > > On 22/03/07, Carl Struyk <carl(a)struyk.co.uk&gt; wrote: > > > > Hi guys - I have a 40GB HDD on my HP TC1100 slate PC and wanted to > > > > install Linux as as I'm sick of fiddling with Live CD's - I flit between > > > > 10 of them and never stick any of them out. > > > > I need to leave 15GB for Windows and wanted to divvy up the remaining > > > > 25GB. I have 512MB RAM so the swap is going to be 1024MB > > > > > > > > Would I be OK doing 15GB for the FAT32 shared partition, 1GB for swap, > > > > 4GB for /, 5GB for /home. > > > > > > > > I intend to put Gentoo on there to use and understand the (in) famous > > > > package manager which I've heard is top class. > > > > > > > > Carl > > > > > > > > On 3/22/07, Dick Turpin < highwayman.turpin(a)gmail.com > wrote: > > > > > On 22/03/07, Alan Pope <alan(a)popey.com&gt; wrote: > > > > > > You can joke... I had to for a kernel bug that wasn't logged > > > > > > > > > > anywhere.. and > > > > > > > > > > > another issue with my dell laptop where the screen corrupted due to > > > > > > > > > > hardware > > > > > > > > > > > failure.. > > > > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.popey.com/gallery/kernelbug > > > > > > http://gallery.popey.com/gallery/DellInspironXPSGen2Problem > > > > > > > > > > Been there got the tee shirt, my favorite though (Done it here loads > > > > > of times) is having to use Linux to fix/access a Windows box > > > > > > > > > > Now that is funny > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Dick Turpin > > > > > "At theses prices I'm mugging myself!" > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Staffslug mailing list > > > > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > > > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Staffslug mailing list > > > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Staffslug mailing list > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > > -- > Regards, > Kris Douglas - Softdel Limited > > Web: www.softdel.net > Mail: kris(a)softdel.net > _______________________________________________ > Staffslug mailing list > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug

I was thinking of FAT32 for the fact that all flavours of OS can read it. I know that the newer ones can handle NTFS with ease but I hadn't thought of using an ext2 or ext3 type as Vista has to be able to read/write transparently. (Should of researched that as it probably already can! eek!) On 3/22/07, stuart bell <sailing1(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > > More top posting! > Why FAT 32? use one of the newer formats, they're faster. And any > modern OS can read the NTFS partition. > I normally have 5GB /root 2 swap and the rest /home. > But bear in mind that I don't know much!! (as DT will be quick to tell > you) > Stuart > > On 22/03/07, Carl Struyk <carl(a)struyk.co.uk&gt; wrote: > > Can the FAT32 partition actually be used for /home? and if so, would > > installing a new distro reformat that partition as part of the install > > > process? Would my data be safe? > > > > > > On 3/22/07, Kris Douglas <webbox.uk(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > > > > > > True...but i tend to do so as i find it a more secure method.....if > > anything goes wrong... > > > > > > > > > > > > On 22/03/07, Matthew Wellings <Matt(a)openforeveryone.co.uk > wrote: > > > > You don't have to have your '/home' as a separate partition. This > may > > well > > > > prove far more flexable for you. > > > > > > > > Matt > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday 22 March 2007 18:17, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > > You can get distributions that calculate all the partitions for > you. > > > > > Distributions like SuSE and Fedora both do that, as does Ubuntu/ > > Kubuntu... > > > > > But the current layout seems good, but only for a fairly small > > > > > distribution...because my main linux distro now has over 10gigs > of > > things > > > > > in the / partition.... > > > > > > > > > > It entirely depends on how you want to use your machine, and > what > > for... > > > > > > > > > > On 22/03/07, Carl Struyk < carl(a)struyk.co.uk&gt; wrote: > > > > > > Hi guys - I have a 40GB HDD on my HP TC1100 slate PC and > wanted to > > > > > > install Linux as as I'm sick of fiddling with Live CD's - I > flit > > between > > > > > > 10 of them and never stick any of them out. > > > > > > I need to leave 15GB for Windows and wanted to divvy up the > > remaining > > > > > > 25GB. I have 512MB RAM so the swap is going to be 1024MB > > > > > > > > > > > > Would I be OK doing 15GB for the FAT32 shared partition, 1GB > for > > swap, > > > > > > 4GB for /, 5GB for /home. > > > > > > > > > > > > I intend to put Gentoo on there to use and understand the (in) > > famous > > > > > > package manager which I've heard is top class. > > > > > > > > > > > > Carl > > > > > > > > > > > > On 3/22/07, Dick Turpin < highwayman.turpin(a)gmail.com > wrote: > > > > > > > On 22/03/07, Alan Pope < alan(a)popey.com&gt; wrote: > > > > > > > > You can joke... I had to for a kernel bug that wasn't > logged > > > > > > > > > > > > > > anywhere.. and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > another issue with my dell laptop where the screen > corrupted due > > to > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hardware > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > failure.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.popey.com/gallery/kernelbug > > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.popey.com/gallery/DellInspironXPSGen2Problem > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Been there got the tee shirt, my favorite though (Done it > here > > loads > > > > > > > of times) is having to use Linux to fix/access a Windows box > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Now that is funny > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > Dick Turpin > > > > > > > "At theses prices I'm mugging myself!" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > Staffslug mailing list > > > > > > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > > > > > > > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Staffslug mailing list > > > > > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > > > > > > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Staffslug mailing list > > > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > Kris Douglas - Softdel Limited > > > > > > Web: www.softdel.net > > > Mail: kris(a)softdel.net > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Staffslug mailing list > > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Staffslug mailing list > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Staffslug mailing list > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug

thanks Kris. Is the journaling any use (ext3 over ext2)? I'm a Mac user normally and have got used to it but don't really know if it's that important really... On 3/22/07, Kris Douglas <webbox.uk(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > > There is a shell plug in for windows to mount and read ext > partitions...That's not a problem. Its best to let it bang on the ext > format, as its faster..and it preforms better :) > > On 22/03/07, Carl Struyk < carl(a)struyk.co.uk&gt; wrote: > > > I was thinking of FAT32 for the fact that all flavours of OS can read > > it. I know that the newer ones can handle NTFS with ease but I hadn't > > thought of using an ext2 or ext3 type as Vista has to be able to read/write > > transparently. (Should of researched that as it probably already can! > > eek!) > > > > On 3/22/07, stuart bell <sailing1(a)gmail.com > wrote: > > > > > > More top posting! > > > Why FAT 32? use one of the newer formats, they're faster. And any > > > modern OS can read the NTFS partition. > > > I normally have 5GB /root 2 swap and the rest /home. > > > But bear in mind that I don't know much!! (as DT will be quick to > > > tell you) > > > Stuart > > > > > > On 22/03/07, Carl Struyk < carl(a)struyk.co.uk&gt; wrote: > > > > Can the FAT32 partition actually be used for /home? and if so, > > > would > > > > installing a new distro reformat that partition as part of the > > > install > > > > process? Would my data be safe? > > > > > > > > > > > > On 3/22/07, Kris Douglas <webbox.uk(a)gmail.com > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > True...but i tend to do so as i find it a more secure > > > method.....if > > > > anything goes wrong... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 22/03/07, Matthew Wellings < Matt(a)openforeveryone.co.uk > > > > wrote: > > > > > > You don't have to have your '/home' as a separate partition. > > > This may > > > > well > > > > > > prove far more flexable for you. > > > > > > > > > > > > Matt > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday 22 March 2007 18:17, Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > > > > You can get distributions that calculate all the partitions > > > for you. > > > > > > > Distributions like SuSE and Fedora both do that, as does > > > Ubuntu/ > > > > Kubuntu... > > > > > > > But the current layout seems good, but only for a fairly > > > small > > > > > > > distribution...because my main linux distro now has over > > > 10gigs of > > > > things > > > > > > > in the / partition.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It entirely depends on how you want to use your machine, and > > > what > > > > for... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 22/03/07, Carl Struyk < carl(a)struyk.co.uk&gt; wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi guys - I have a 40GB HDD on my HP TC1100 slate PC and > > > wanted to > > > > > > > > install Linux as as I'm sick of fiddling with Live CD's - > > > I flit > > > > between > > > > > > > > 10 of them and never stick any of them out. > > > > > > > > I need to leave 15GB for Windows and wanted to divvy up > > > the > > > > remaining > > > > > > > > 25GB. I have 512MB RAM so the swap is going to be 1024MB > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Would I be OK doing 15GB for the FAT32 shared partition, > > > 1GB for > > > > swap, > > > > > > > > 4GB for /, 5GB for /home. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I intend to put Gentoo on there to use and understand the > > > (in) > > > > famous > > > > > > > > package manager which I've heard is top class. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Carl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 3/22/07, Dick Turpin < highwayman.turpin(a)gmail.com > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 22/03/07, Alan Pope < alan(a)popey.com > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > You can joke... I had to for a kernel bug that wasn't > > > logged > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > anywhere.. and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > another issue with my dell laptop where the screen > > > corrupted due > > > > to > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hardware > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > failure.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.popey.com/gallery/kernelbug > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://gallery.popey.com/gallery/DellInspironXPSGen2Problem > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Been there got the tee shirt, my favorite though (Done > > > it here > > > > loads > > > > > > > > > of times) is having to use Linux to fix/access a Windows > > > box > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Now that is funny > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > Dick Turpin > > > > > > > > > "At theses prices I'm mugging myself!" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > Staffslug mailing list > > > > > > > > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Staffslug mailing list > > > > > > > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Staffslug mailing list > > > > > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > > > > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Kris Douglas - Softdel Limited > > > > > > > > > > Web: www.softdel.net > > > > > Mail: kris(a)softdel.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Staffslug mailing list > > > > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > > > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Staffslug mailing list > > > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Staffslug mailing list > > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Staffslug mailing list > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > > -- > Regards, > Kris Douglas - Softdel Limited > > Web: www.softdel.net > Mail: kris(a)softdel.net > > _______________________________________________ > Staffslug mailing list > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug

<Totally ripped out>

" I couldn't think straight". Is that anything new? :))

Foolhardy indeed!! I'm only installing it so that I can use the all the super whizzy tablet features that I don't think are running under Linux yet. Cancel or Allow. I have also been having no end of problems getting the various distros to get out onto the internet - seems to be a DNS issue which is complicated further by the fact - Cancel or Allow - that I'm using OpenDNS which is Linux friendly. It's an odd one. I've actually burned off Mandriva One 2007 to have a look at so I'm not 100% sure on the Gentoo yet. I know about it being an arse - Cancel or Allow - to use but i figured if i'm going to get my skills somewhere - it might as well not be an easy road! (I like challenges!) - I'll use EXT3 - Sold!!

Sort of a learner, more so than not - I've been a Mac user for years and a Windows user for even longer. Played with Linux and even went on a Red Hat course but have never used it as the OS of choice.