Re: [gentoo-user] Running out of space on /var partition

[Dale]

Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:16:35 -0500, Dale wrote:
>
>
>> Speaking of tmpfs, I should have re-emerged OOo on tmpfs.  It filled up
>> /var and died, just a few minutes before it would have finished.  Oh
>> well, I'll make /var bigger next time.  Maybe a couple more Gbs.  I put
>> that http-replicator on here when I decided to keep my old rig up to
>> date and it just eats up my /var.  I guess I could move http* directory
>> tho.  ^_^
>>
> Filling up /var is bad, putting PORTAGE_TMPDIR somewhere less critical is
> a good idea. Its own filesystem is best but as you don't use LVM, how
> about a directory on that 750GB second drive you have.
>
> Then if you get kernel panics during emerges, you'll know the drive is at
> fault :)
>
>
>

Now that's a thought.  Here is the funny thing.  I can copy from the 
drive just fine.  It just doesn't like me writing anything to it.  I 
just can't figure out why it would cause a kernel panic.  It's not like 
the OS is on it or anything.

I did take the sides off my rig last night.  I reseated all the cables.  
I'm going to do some testing here in a bit.  I been upgrading to KDE 
4.7.  Yeppie !!

Dale

:-)  :-)