Thanks, Thomas, it did.... install successful!
Noticed you didin't mention specifying a /boot
Wondered why?
Thanks again,
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Ribbrock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 4:58 AM
Subject: Re: Small install of RH 6.2 on a 504 MB drive
> On Thu, Jun 15, 2000 at 04:59:05PM -0400, Michael J. Glanovsky wrote:
> >
> > Installing RH 6.2 to run natively and alone on a small hard drive.
> > Any advice appreciated to do a small install on a 504 MB hard drive.
>
> On a small setup like that I'd definitely do the setup myself. Depending
> on how you want to use that machine, I'd make three partitions:
>
> - Swap
> The size depends on the main memory of that machine. With anything
> <32MB I'd go for 2xMain Memory, above that 1xMain Memory.
>
> - /home
> Not *really* necessary, but it's so much more convenient in case you
> want to upgrade the system at some stage. Size depends on what you want
> to do with that machine. I'd try something between 50MB and 100MB
>
> - /
> All the rest
>
> As for installation: Judging from my own experience with small
> installations, I'd say, go for "Select packages manually" (or whatever
> that point is called) and unselect *everything* - the installer will
> then only install the very basic packages. Once booted up, you can then
> add everything you need package by package using rpm, which will give
> you maximum control over the space used. That's how I've done it in the
> past.
> However, 504MB will be a tight fit, especially, if you intend to use X
> and Gnome as well. You won't be able to install many extras. I'm not
> even sure whether the space will be enough to install all development
> libraries, should you intend to do development on that box.
>
> HTH,
>
> Thomas
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