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On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 11:23:39PM -0500, Dave Bresson wrote: |
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> I'm editing my /etc/fstab after a new install of rc4 pre2, which was easy |
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> for my root and swap partitions (which had template entries all set up), |
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> however there is no template for my boot partition that i also created. |
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> I'm guessing that this is because a partition dedicated just to /boot is |
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> not neccessary, only nice. Anyway, i know the syntax of the entry i need |
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> to create and such, and merely wanted to ask if there might be any tips |
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> y'all might have for the various mounting options for my boot partition, |
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> besides maybe the obvious 'rw' option (well, at least that one seems |
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> obvious to me). I'm mainly concerned in keeping my /boot safe, stable and |
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> secure. I'm new to reiserfs, so perhaps there's some cool new options |
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> for it i don't know about (my /boot is reiserfs as recommended). Oh, and |
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> another thing, regarding the dump and fsck fields, I'm guessing that dump |
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> should be a 0, and fsck a 1 (so that it's checked before the root |
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> partition maybe?). Am i correct in this thinking? |
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There's a sample line in the new install guide. The option you're looking |
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for is "noauto". You normally don't want /boot mounted unless you need |
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to update the kernel sitting on it. |
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> p.s. By the way, I'd just like to thank Daniel and Achim for their fast |
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> work in dealing with the rc3 iso earlier today, and in fixing the rc4 pre2 |
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> iso. Now my install on my p90 works :) |
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Wonderful, glad we could help. :) |
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Daniel Robbins <drobbins@g.o> |
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President/CEO http://www.gentoo.org |
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Gentoo Technologies, Inc. |