[ale] Gentoo Linux install question

[Geoffrey]

Charles Marcus wrote:
>>From: Geoffrey [mailto:esoteric at 3times25.net]
>>Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 3:53 PM
>>
>>
>>>OK - but how big is the drive itself?  Recommendations
>>>I got in response stretch from 1GB to 4GB, so unless
>>>its a really old drive, it should be enough if its all
>>>on partition -
>>
> 
>>It's an old drive, 850meg. :(  Yet, there was plenty of
>>space left so I doubt this was the problem.
> 
> 
> Actually, I would suggest otherwise.
> 
> The way it was explained to me, there are a lot of files that are created
> and then deleted during the process - your situation is probably that
> whatever file/files that needed to get created couldn't be, so it bombed,
> or, the files were deleted when you rebooted.

I had not rebooted, I went to another vt to view the available space. 
One thing I did not do though was check inodes.  It could be I'm running 
out of inodes if it's creating a large number of files.  I've decided to 
move to a more robust machine for my first gentoo effort.

FYI, for you Slackware pundits, I did a Slack 8.0 install on that 
machine and it's up and running.  Can't beat Slack for small footprint 
installs and low end architecture.

> 
> Bottom line - The hard disk requirements were told to me to be a *minimum*
> of 1GB free space.  Now, this was on a single partition installation, and I
> am waiting on something a bit more definitive on requirements for specific
> directories like /tmp, /usr and /var, but these are the three directories
> that the requirements are split between.
> 
> Anyway, I would say that this is, in fact, almost certainly your problem.

I'll be moving to a machine that has at least 1gig drive and more memory.

> 
> 
>>Sure, and that was my intent.  I'd like to take
>>advantage of some older hardware, and what better
>>way then a custom compiled solution.  I don't
>>care if the bloody thing takes a week to install.
> 
> 
> Understood.  A bigger drive, and I think you'd still be able to install it
> with 32MB of RAM.  I'd put it on a UPS though, if I were you - it'd really
> suck to get 4 days into an install and have to start over because of a power
> glitch.

I might give it a spin with the 32 mb then.  All my machines are on ups. :)

> 
> 
>>>One thing though - if you successfully install
>>>Gentoo, at least you know your hardware is good,
>>>cause if there are *any* weaknesses, these heavy
>>>source compiles will find them.
>>
> 
>>Yeah, and that's where I think I might be with this
>>box. :(
> 
> 
> I don't know... it might be worth one more try if you have a bigger drive
> laying around... up to you though.
> 
> At least you're not getting so frustrated that you're giving up completely.

Give up?  What does that mean???? :)  I appreciate your time and assistance.

> 
> :)
> 
> Charles


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