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| author | Gerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-03-23 03:03:02 +0000 |
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| committer | Gerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-03-23 03:03:02 +0000 |
| commit | 6dc64f628c09a967d43ffceb8dc2ab7000cefe44 (patch) | |
| tree | 4b9b5fe075b0815b4cfecd7436c6dfafe3ef3440 /chapter03 | |
| parent | ff9fe0170aa1253324cd85f6501b824bdfa9fd5d (diff) | |
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diff --git a/chapter03/creatingfs.xml b/chapter03/creatingfs.xml index 3eef6c460..63117387c 100644 --- a/chapter03/creatingfs.xml +++ b/chapter03/creatingfs.xml @@ -5,26 +5,24 @@ Once the partition is created, we have to create a new file system on that partition. To create an ext2 file system, the mke2fs command is the correct choice. To create a reiser file system, the mkreiserfs command -should be used. To create a different kind of file system, the -appropriate command needs to be executed. The new partition is used -as the only option to the -command and the file system is created. If the partition is hda2 +should be used. The new partition is used as the only option to the +command and the file system is created. If the partition is hda11 and ext2 is to be created, the user would run: </para> <blockquote><literallayout> - <userinput>mke2fs /dev/hda2</userinput> + <userinput>mke2fs /dev/hda11</userinput> </literallayout></blockquote> <para> -To use reiserfs the user would run: +To create a reiser file system the user would run: </para> <blockquote><literallayout> - <userinput>mkreiserfs /dev/hda2</userinput> + <userinput>mkreiserfs /dev/hda11</userinput> </literallayout></blockquote> diff --git a/chapter03/creatingpart.xml b/chapter03/creatingpart.xml index d5d14f2f5..9715dfe77 100644 --- a/chapter03/creatingpart.xml +++ b/chapter03/creatingpart.xml @@ -4,22 +4,22 @@ <para> Before we can build our new Linux system, we need to have an empty Linux partition on which we can build our new system. I recommend a partition size -of around 750 MB. This gives enough space to store all the tarballs and +of at least 750 MB. This gives enough space to store all the tarballs and to compile all packages without worrying about running out of the necessary -temporary disk space. If a Linux Native partition is already available, -this subsection can be skipped. +temporary disk space. But you probably want more space than that if you +plan to use the LFS system as your primary Linux system. If that's the +case you'd want more space so you can install additional software. If a +Linux Native partition is already available, this subsection can be skipped. </para> <para> The cfdisk program (or another fdisk like program the user prefers) is -started with the -appropriate hard disk as the option (like /dev/hda if the gentle reader -wants to create a -new partition on the primary master IDE disk). It is used to create a Linux -Native partition, write the partition table and exit the cfdisk program. -The new partition's designation should be remembered. It could be something -like hda11 (as it is in my case). This newly created partition will be -referred to as the LFS partition in this book. +started with the appropriate hard disk as the option (like /dev/hda if a +new partition is to be created on the primary master IDE disk). It is used +to create a Linux Native partition, write the partition table and exit the +cfdisk program. The new partition's designation should be remembered. It +could be something like hda11 (as it is in my case). This newly created +partition will be referred to as the LFS partition in this book. </para> </sect1> |