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diff --git a/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml b/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml index 5b0bd32c0..8ab47b575 100644 --- a/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml +++ b/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.xml @@ -9,29 +9,4 @@ <para>See testing</para> -<!-- -<para>Now that we have a blank partition, we can create a file system on it. -Most widely used in the Linux world is the second extended file system (ext2), -but with the high-capacity hard disks of today the so-called journaling file -systems are becoming increasingly popular. Here we will create an ext2 file -system, but build instructions for other file systems can be found at -<ulink url="&blfs-root;view/stable/postlfs/filesystems.html"/>.</para> - -<para>To create an ext2 file system on the LFS partition run the following:</para> - -<screen><userinput>mke2fs /dev/<replaceable>[xxx]</replaceable></userinput></screen> - -<para>Replace <replaceable>[xxx]</replaceable> with the name of the LFS partition -(something like <filename>hda5</filename>).</para> - -<para>If you created a (new) swap partition you need to initialize it as a -swap partition too (also known as formatting, like you did above with -<command>mke2fs</command>) by running:</para> - -<screen><userinput>mkswap /dev/<replaceable>[yyy]</replaceable></userinput></screen> - -<para>Replace <replaceable>[yyy]</replaceable> with the name of the swap -partition.</para> ---> - </sect1> diff --git a/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml b/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml index dfb1ea387..7e14f9d15 100644 --- a/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml +++ b/chapter02/creatingpartition.xml @@ -9,40 +9,4 @@ <para>See testing</para> -<!-- -<para>In order to build our new Linux system, we will need some space: -an empty disk partition. If you don't have a free partition, and no room -on any of your hard disks to make one, then you could build LFS on the -same partition as the one on which your current distribution is installed. -This procedure is not recommended for your first LFS install, but if you -are short on disk space, and you feel brave, take a look at the hint at -<ulink url="&hints-root;lfs_next_to_existing_systems.txt"/>.</para> - -<para>For a minimal system you will need a partition of around 1.3 GB. -This is enough to store all the source tarballs and compile all the packages. -But if you intend to use the LFS system as your primary Linux system, you -will probably want to install additional software, and will need more space -than this, probably around 2 or 3 GB.</para> - -<para>As we almost never have enough RAM in our box, it is a good idea to -use a small disk partition as swap space - this space is used by the kernel -to store seldom-used data to make room in memory for more urgent stuff. -The swap partition for your LFS system can be the same one as for your host -system, so you won't have to create another if your host system already uses -a swap partition.</para> - -<para>Start a disk partitioning program such as <command>cfdisk</command> -or <command>fdisk</command> with an argument naming the hard disk upon -which the new partition must be created - for example -<filename>/dev/hda</filename> for the primary IDE disk. Create a Linux native -partition and a swap partition, if needed. Please refer to the man pages of -<command>cfdisk</command> or <command>fdisk</command> if you don't yet -know how to use the programs.</para> - -<para>Remember the designation of your new partition - something like -<filename>hda5</filename>. This book will refer to it as the LFS partition. -If you (now) also have a swap partition, remember its designation too. These -names will later be needed for the <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> file.</para> ---> - </sect1> diff --git a/chapter02/introduction.xml b/chapter02/introduction.xml index 38b6c20fa..4a2728377 100644 --- a/chapter02/introduction.xml +++ b/chapter02/introduction.xml @@ -9,10 +9,4 @@ <para>See testing</para> -<!-- -<para>In this chapter the partition which will host the LFS system is -prepared. We will create the partition itself, make a file system on it, -and mount it.</para> ---> - </sect1> diff --git a/chapter02/mounting.xml b/chapter02/mounting.xml index 52e4409aa..bd2b69824 100644 --- a/chapter02/mounting.xml +++ b/chapter02/mounting.xml @@ -9,46 +9,4 @@ <para>See testing</para> -<!-- -<para>Now that we've created a file system, we want to be able to access -the partition. For that, we need to mount it, and have to choose a mount -point. In this book we assume that the file system is mounted under -<filename class="directory">/mnt/lfs</filename>, but it doesn't matter what directory -you choose.</para> - -<para>Choose a mount point and assign it to the LFS environment variable -by running:</para> - -<screen><userinput>export LFS=/mnt/lfs</userinput></screen> - -<para>Now create the mount point and mount the LFS file system by running:</para> - -<screen><userinput>mkdir -p $LFS -mount /dev/<replaceable>[xxx]</replaceable> $LFS</userinput></screen> - -<para>Replace <replaceable>[xxx]</replaceable> with the designation of the LFS -partition.</para> - -<para>If you have decided to use multiple partitions for LFS (say one for -<filename class="directory">/</filename> and another for -<filename class="directory">/usr</filename>), mount them like this:</para> - -<screen><userinput>mkdir -p $LFS -mount /dev/<replaceable>[xxx]</replaceable> $LFS -mkdir $LFS/usr -mount /dev/<replaceable>[yyy]</replaceable> $LFS/usr</userinput></screen> - -<para>Of course, replace <replaceable>[xxx]</replaceable> and -<replaceable>[yyy]</replaceable> with the appropriate partition names.</para> - -<para>You should also ensure that this new partition is not mounted with -permissions that are too restrictive (such as the nosuid, nodev or noatime -options). You can run the <command>mount</command> command without any -parameters to see with what options the LFS partition is mounted. If -you see nosuid, nodev or noatime, you will need to remount it.</para> - -<para>Now that we've made ourselves a place to work in, we're ready to download -the packages.</para> ---> - </sect1> |