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thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote: |
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> On 03/05/2017 03:57 PM, Dale wrote: |
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>> I'm pretty sure grub uses that file. I've never tested the theory. |
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>> Why such a small /boot? My OS is installed on a fairly small 160GB hard |
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>> drive. I made /boot about 400MBs and later wished it was bigger. I |
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>> later wanted to put a ISO image there for sysrescue. If I were to set |
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>> up a new system now with that same size or larger drive, I'd likely make |
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>> /boot 1GB and maybe even 2GBs in size. The amount of space is not that |
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>> large compared to the size of the hard drive. If one is pressed to save |
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>> space that bad on a system, maybe they need a larger drive?? |
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>> You mentioned following a guide on that size. I have to ask, just how |
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>> old was that guide? I looked at the Gentoo install guide, it suggests |
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>> 128MBs for /boot, which I think is to small. Whatever guide you were |
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>> using, it must be old and need some updating. I'm not sure I'd follow |
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>> that one until it was. |
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>> Dale |
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>> :-) :-) |
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> The System.map is needed, especially by VirtualBox so getting rid of |
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> this file is not a good idea. |
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> Yes, now it the /boot partition is 128MB but back few years ago was 30MB |
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> If I'll be redoing it I'll make it 1GB |
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> Thelma |
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I recall when I first installed Linux. That was back in the Mandrake |
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days, 9.1 I think it was. One thing I learned first, check the dates of |
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howtos. If it is a year or two old, at least double check everything |
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before following it. If it is more than a few years old, find something |
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newer if at all possible. Linux is a moving target. Howtos and other |
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docs can get outdated pretty fast. |
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One thing about this, you have learned some things and know what to do |
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different. Trust me, I've been there. Every time I redo something, I |
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get closer to perfection. I figure the day before I die, I'll get all |
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the way there. ;-) |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |