Re: [gentoo-user] howto increase INODE

[Bert Swart]

On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 01:38:46PM +0700, kitti jaisong wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I just install sparc machine. i found error "failed: No space left on device
> (28)" when i check inode by df -i command
> livecd ~ # df -i
> Filesystem            Inodes   IUsed   IFree IUse% Mounted on
> tmpfs                 129412    4684  124728    4% /
> /dev/hda                   0       0       0    -  /mnt/cdrom
> /dev/loop0             14486   14486       0  100% /mnt/livecd
> udev                  129412    1399  128013    2% /dev
> tmpfs                 129412      81  129331    1% /mnt/livecd/lib/firmware
> tmpfs                 129412       1  129411    1% /mnt/livecd/usr/portage
> /dev/sda1              32768    2407   30361    8% /mnt/gentoo
> /dev/sda4             131072  131072       0  100% /mnt/gentoo/usr
> /dev/sda5             131072    3007  128065    3% /mnt/gentoo/var
> /dev/sda6            1896832      12 1896820    1% /mnt/gentoo/home
>
>
> livecd ~ # df -h
> Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> tmpfs                1012M   36M  976M   4% /
> /dev/hda               58M   58M     0 100% /mnt/cdrom
> /dev/loop0             49M   49M     0 100% /mnt/livecd
> udev                   10M  384K  9.7M   4% /dev
> tmpfs                1012M  4.0M 1008M   1% /mnt/livecd/lib/firmware
> tmpfs                1012M     0 1012M   0% /mnt/livecd/usr/portage
> /dev/sda1             504M   55M  424M  12% /mnt/gentoo
> /dev/sda4             2.0G  952M  963M  50% /mnt/gentoo/usr
> /dev/sda5             2.0G   83M  1.8G   5% /mnt/gentoo/var
> /dev/sda6              29G  173M   27G   1% /mnt/gentoo/home
>
> How to increase or solve this problem
Only things I can think of:
1. delete some files (probably not possible on usr partition) ;
2. backup your partition, and rerun mkfs.ext2 or mkfs.ext3 and
use the -i option (see man page)

Some advice is given in the handbook on creating partitions to
install gentoo.

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#book_part1_chap4

Regards,
Bert

>
> Best Regards,
>
> ti
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <meino.cramer@×××.de>
> To: "Gentoo" <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 10:15 AM
> Subject: [gentoo-user] Harddisk trouble ... or not yet?
>
>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > currently I set up a freshly new gentoo system "from scratch"
> > on another harddisk.
> >
> > For that purpose I have two WDC WD10EARS-00Y5B1 (pasted from
> > hdparm -i) harddisk (1TB, advanced format 4096 kb sectors).
> > One harddisk is currently holding the gento system, the other
> > one is intended as a bare plain copy of the other one (a backup
> > while setting up the system).
> >
> > With an old KNOPPIX dvd I tried to copy the first hd onto
> > the other one with
> >
> >    dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb bs=8192
> >
> > which gave me a LOT of I/O errors after a short time.
> >
> > Still hopeing, that my hardware (motherboard/chipset/bios) and
> > the hd are ok I am trying to figure out, what the reason was
> > for that...
> >
> > My motherboard is an Asus AV8.
> >
> >
> >
> > From what kernel version the new advanced format
> > of the hd is fully supported ?
> >
> > Are there other reasons -- beside defective hardware -- for
> > the failing dd and how can I fix them ?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you very much in advance for any help!
> > best regards
> > mcc
> >
> >
> >
> >
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