| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
shazbotus
n00b
Joined: 28 Jun 2003
Posts: 24
Location: Duke Univ.
|
 Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2003 7:02 pm Post subject: Questions regarding /etc/fstab |
 |
|
So...I have gotten this far in my gentoo install, but (the guide documents other things so well) the install guide doesnt explain too much about editting fstab. I am not sure exactly what to put for some of the options, mainly the ones like noauto and noatimes. Also, what's the deal with the <dump/pass>. Its unfortunate that it doesnt explain these even slightly in the install guide. finally, in the example fstab file it lists "proc" under the fs column for the /proc mount point, but in my fstab file that I opened on my computer, it said "none" (It also says "none" for the /dev/shm part, too). I would just like some info on what I should choose for these options. Finally, I have reiserfs for /root , and ext3 for /boot. I'm not sure which options to choose to optimize these two filesystems for how they are being used.
Sorry, I guess I am just nervous that if I make a minor mistake, especially on something like fstab, that I could mess lots up. TIA. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
pYrania
Retired Dev
Joined: 27 Oct 2002
Posts: 650
Location: Cologne - Germany
|
| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2003 7:24 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Regarding the /proc <-> none question:
This just changed some days ago.
You want to use 'none'.
_________________
Markus Nigbur |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
shazbotus
n00b
Joined: 28 Jun 2003
Posts: 24
Location: Duke Univ.
|
| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2003 7:28 pm Post subject: ok |
|
|
| Ok well that resolves that discrepancy. Thank you. However, I am still concerned about the <dump/pass> issue, what options to set for ext3 (my /boot fs) and reiserfs (my /root fs). I am assuming "none" is ok for the /dev/shm part as well. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
puggy
Bodhisattva
Joined: 28 Feb 2003
Posts: 1992
Location: Oxford, UK
|
| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2003 7:31 pm Post subject: |
|
|
First of all I don't think there is anything you could do on fstab that would screw up anything other than the systems ability to boot. Then you could just go back to your chroot and try different settings. One of the reasons its not all that well documented in the install guide is because it isn't gentoo specific and hence it is very easy to find out information on it on the internet.
I'll talk you through the basics... working from the example in the install guide
| Code: | /dev/BOOT /boot ext2 noauto,noatime 1 2
/dev/ROOT / ext3 noatime 0 1
/dev/SWAP none swap sw 0 0
/dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,ro 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
|
Replace BOOT with the boot partition, for instance hda1. If you don't have a boot partition comment out this line.
Replace ROOT with the root partition, for instance hda3
replace SWAP with the swap partition, for instance hda5. Again if you don't have one comment out this line.
The cdrom line should be fine. If you have 2 cdroms you might want to add a second line. e.g.
| Code: | | /dev/cdroms/cdrom1 /mnt/cdrom1 iso9660 noauto,ro 0 0 |
Of course you'll have to make the /mnt/cdrom1 directory yourself.
Leave that proc line alone.
The only other thing you have to do is make sure your filesystems correspond. In this example code /boot is ext2. Mine is ext3 so I change that. If your boot is reiserfs remember the notail option.
e.g.
| Code: | | /dev/hda1 /boot reiserfs noauto,noatime,notail 1 2 |
My root is reiserfs, so we change that.
That's it really. Using my examples we get
| Code: | /dev/hda1 /boot ext3 noauto,noatime 1 2
/dev/hda3 / reiserfs noatime 0 1
/dev/hda5 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,ro 0 0
/dev/cdroms/cdrom10 /mnt/cdrom1 iso9660 noauto,ro 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
|
For any more information have a look at
man fstab and man mount, these contain the information about the options you requested.
Enjoy. 
_________________
Where there's open source , there's a way. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
|
Installing Gentoo
