Subject: Re: Upgrading from 1.1 to 1.2
From: Reid Anderson (resander@cs.hamilton.edu)
Date: Tue Mar 07 2000 - 23:48:45 MST
Oh well, I gave it a 128MB swap and a 3.1GB /. I can always throw anything
I need to keep up on Big-Oh temporarily until I get 1.2 installed. It won't
be long enough for me to get anything big going anyway, just basic stuff
that I can set up again anyway. Break starts on Friday, thank god!
on 3/8/00 1:06 AM, Jim Cole at greyleaf@yggdrasill.net wrote:
> Partitioning is always a bit of a guessing game, but based on what you have
> said, I would probably suggest about 1 GB /, 128 MB swap, and the rest on
> a /home partition. As long as you don't format /home when you upgrade, then
> all the data on that partition will remain intact. But that is not to say
> you shouldn't still back it up somewhere ;)
>
> Jim
>
> Reid Anderson's bits of Tue, 7 Mar 2000 translated to:
>
>>
>> Right now I am configuring my G3/300MT for Linux. It has a 4GB SCSI drive,
>> so I am partitioning it with 1GB for Mac and the remainder (not exactly 3GB)
>> for Linux. I have a CS 1.1 Install CD and the Tasty Morsels CD. I am going
>> to install 1.1 on the machine and get it configured tonight and tomorrow
>> will be getting a small hub for my room in order to have both the G3 and the
>> G4 on the same network jack. Will I be able to upgrade to 1.2 when the
>> ISO's come out without losing any stored data? Or will I have to create some
>> sort of back up for it? Also, what would you recommend for the sizes of the
>> various partitions, and how many partitions do you recommend. This system
>> will mainly be used as a web and email server with really only my own data
>> and maybe just a few other people. No need to have a huge usr partition
>> right? Or should I even just make it into a very simple setup with only a /
>> and a swap? Thanks!
>> Reid
>>
>>
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