* [gentoo-commits] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook: hb-install-filesystems.xml
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@ 2008-03-03 18:03 Jan Kundrat (jkt)
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* [gentoo-commits] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook: hb-install-filesystems.xml
@ 2009-06-14 10:16 Joshua Saddler (nightmorph)
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nightmorph 09/06/14 10:16:25
Modified: hb-install-filesystems.xml
Log:
ext2/3 filesystems on disks under 4GB in size need to use the -T small option at creation time, otherwise the system runs out of inodes. added the info to the shared filesystems.xml doc so that all the handbooks pick up the note. bug 269035
Revision Changes Path
1.6 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml
file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml?rev=1.6&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml?rev=1.6&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml?r1=1.5&r2=1.6
Index: hb-install-filesystems.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.5
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6
--- hb-install-filesystems.xml 1 Apr 2008 08:53:46 -0000 1.5
+++ hb-install-filesystems.xml 14 Jun 2009 10:16:24 -0000 1.6
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml,v 1.5 2008/04/01 08:53:46 nightmorph Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml,v 1.6 2009/06/14 10:16:24 nightmorph Exp $ -->
<!DOCTYPE included SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
<included>
-<version>3</version>
-<date>2008-03-03</date>
+<version>4</version>
+<date>2009-06-14</date>
<section id="filesystemsdesc">
<title>Filesystems</title>
@@ -86,15 +86,21 @@
journaled filesystems that can be checked for consistency very quickly and are
thus generally preferred over their non-journaled counterparts. Journaled
filesystems prevent long delays when you boot your system and your filesystem
-happens to be in an inconsistent state.
+happens to be in an inconsistent state. If you intend to install Gentoo on a
+very small disk (less than 4GB), then you'll need to tell ext2 to reserve enough
+inodes when you create the filesystem by running <c>mke2fs -T small
+/dev/<device></c>.
</p>
<p>
<b>ext3</b> is the journaled version of the ext2 filesystem, providing metadata
journaling for fast recovery in addition to other enhanced journaling modes like
full data and ordered data journaling. It uses an HTree index that enables high
-performance in almost all situations. In short, ext3 is a very good and reliable
-filesystem. Ext3 is the recommended all-purpose all-platform filesystem.
+performance in almost all situations. In short, ext3 is a very good and
+reliable filesystem. Ext3 is the recommended all-purpose all-platform
+filesystem. If you intend to install Gentoo on a very small disk (less than
+4GB), then you'll need to tell ext3 to reserve enough inodes when you create the
+filesystem by running <c>mke2fs -j -T small /dev/<device></c>.
</p>
</body>
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* [gentoo-commits] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook: hb-install-filesystems.xml
@ 2012-04-22 10:59 Sven Vermeulen (swift)
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From: Sven Vermeulen (swift) @ 2012-04-22 10:59 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-commits
swift 12/04/22 10:59:41
Modified: hb-install-filesystems.xml
Log:
Fix bug #398749 - Improve wording on inode calculation for smaller file systems
Revision Changes Path
1.10 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml
file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml?rev=1.10&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml?rev=1.10&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml?r1=1.9&r2=1.10
Index: hb-install-filesystems.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.9
retrieving revision 1.10
diff -u -r1.9 -r1.10
--- hb-install-filesystems.xml 17 Sep 2011 12:16:09 -0000 1.9
+++ hb-install-filesystems.xml 22 Apr 2012 10:59:41 -0000 1.10
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml,v 1.9 2011/09/17 12:16:09 swift Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml,v 1.10 2012/04/22 10:59:41 swift Exp $ -->
<!DOCTYPE included SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
<included>
-<version>7</version>
-<date>2011-09-17</date>
+<version>8</version>
+<date>2012-04-22</date>
<section id="filesystemsdesc">
<title>Filesystems</title>
@@ -88,8 +88,12 @@
filesystems prevent long delays when you boot your system and your filesystem
happens to be in an inconsistent state. If you intend to install Gentoo on a
very small disk (less than 4GB), then you'll need to tell ext2 to reserve enough
-inodes when you create the filesystem by running <c>mke2fs -T small
-/dev/<device></c>.
+inodes when you create the filesystem. The <c>mke2fs</c> application uses the
+"bytes-per-inode" setting to calculate how many inodes a file system should have.
+By running <c>mke2fs -T small /dev/<device></c> the number of inodes will
+generally quadruple for a given file system as its "bytes-per-inode" reduces from
+one every 16kB to one every 4kB. You can tune this even further by using
+<c>mke2fs -i <ratio> /dev/<device></c>.
</p>
<p>
@@ -98,9 +102,14 @@
full data and ordered data journaling. It uses an HTree index that enables high
performance in almost all situations. In short, ext3 is a very good and
reliable filesystem. Ext3 is the recommended all-purpose all-platform
-filesystem. If you intend to install Gentoo on a very small disk (less than
-4GB), then you'll need to tell ext3 to reserve enough inodes when you create the
-filesystem by running <c>mke2fs -j -T small /dev/<device></c>.
+filesystem. If you intend to install Gentoo on a
+very small disk (less than 4GB), then you'll need to tell ext2 to reserve enough
+inodes when you create the filesystem. The <c>mke2fs</c> application uses the
+"bytes-per-inode" setting to calculate how many inodes a file system should have.
+By running <c>mke2fs -j -T small /dev/<device></c> the number of inodes will
+generally quadruple for a given file system as its "bytes-per-inode" reduces from
+one every 16kB to one every 4kB. You can tune this even further by using
+<c>mke2fs -j -i <ratio> /dev/<device></c>.
</p>
<p test="contains('x86 Alpha MIPS AMD64 arm IA64 SPARC HPPA',func:keyval('arch'))">
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* [gentoo-commits] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook: hb-install-filesystems.xml
@ 2012-04-22 11:00 Sven Vermeulen (swift)
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From: Sven Vermeulen (swift) @ 2012-04-22 11:00 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-commits
swift 12/04/22 11:00:49
Modified: hb-install-filesystems.xml
Log:
Fix bug #398749 - For ext3, its ext3 :-)
Revision Changes Path
1.11 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml
file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml?rev=1.11&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml?rev=1.11&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml?r1=1.10&r2=1.11
Index: hb-install-filesystems.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.10
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -r1.10 -r1.11
--- hb-install-filesystems.xml 22 Apr 2012 10:59:41 -0000 1.10
+++ hb-install-filesystems.xml 22 Apr 2012 11:00:49 -0000 1.11
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml,v 1.10 2012/04/22 10:59:41 swift Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml,v 1.11 2012/04/22 11:00:49 swift Exp $ -->
<!DOCTYPE included SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
<included>
-<version>8</version>
+<version>9</version>
<date>2012-04-22</date>
<section id="filesystemsdesc">
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
performance in almost all situations. In short, ext3 is a very good and
reliable filesystem. Ext3 is the recommended all-purpose all-platform
filesystem. If you intend to install Gentoo on a
-very small disk (less than 4GB), then you'll need to tell ext2 to reserve enough
+very small disk (less than 4GB), then you'll need to tell ext3 to reserve enough
inodes when you create the filesystem. The <c>mke2fs</c> application uses the
"bytes-per-inode" setting to calculate how many inodes a file system should have.
By running <c>mke2fs -j -T small /dev/<device></c> the number of inodes will
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* [gentoo-commits] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook: hb-install-filesystems.xml
@ 2013-12-17 10:15 Sven Vermeulen (swift)
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From: Sven Vermeulen (swift) @ 2013-12-17 10:15 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-commits
swift 13/12/17 10:15:36
Modified: hb-install-filesystems.xml
Log:
Bug #489782 - Duplicate instructions for ext2, ext3 and possibly ext4 now separate
Revision Changes Path
1.14 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml
file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml?rev=1.14&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml?rev=1.14&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml?r1=1.13&r2=1.14
Index: hb-install-filesystems.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.13
retrieving revision 1.14
diff -u -r1.13 -r1.14
--- hb-install-filesystems.xml 23 Feb 2013 18:38:22 -0000 1.13
+++ hb-install-filesystems.xml 17 Dec 2013 10:15:36 -0000 1.14
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml,v 1.13 2013/02/23 18:38:22 swift Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml,v 1.14 2013/12/17 10:15:36 swift Exp $ -->
<!DOCTYPE included SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
<included>
-<version>11</version>
-<date>2013-02-23</date>
+<version>12</version>
+<date>2013-12-17</date>
<section id="filesystemsdesc">
<title>Filesystems</title>
@@ -86,14 +86,7 @@
journaled filesystems that can be checked for consistency very quickly and are
thus generally preferred over their non-journaled counterparts. Journaled
filesystems prevent long delays when you boot your system and your filesystem
-happens to be in an inconsistent state. If you intend to install Gentoo on a
-very small disk (less than 4GB), then you'll need to tell ext2 to reserve enough
-inodes when you create the filesystem. The <c>mke2fs</c> application uses the
-"bytes-per-inode" setting to calculate how many inodes a file system should have.
-By running <c>mke2fs -T small /dev/<device></c> the number of inodes will
-generally quadruple for a given file system as its "bytes-per-inode" reduces from
-one every 16kB to one every 4kB. You can tune this even further by using
-<c>mke2fs -i <ratio> /dev/<device></c>.
+happens to be in an inconsistent state.
</p>
<p>
@@ -101,14 +94,7 @@
journaling for fast recovery in addition to other enhanced journaling modes like
full data and ordered data journaling. It uses an HTree index that enables high
performance in almost all situations. In short, ext3 is a very good and
-reliable filesystem. If you intend to install Gentoo on a
-very small disk (less than 4GB), then you'll need to tell ext3 to reserve enough
-inodes when you create the filesystem. The <c>mke2fs</c> application uses the
-"bytes-per-inode" setting to calculate how many inodes a file system should have.
-By running <c>mke2fs -j -T small /dev/<device></c> the number of inodes will
-generally quadruple for a given file system as its "bytes-per-inode" reduces from
-one every 16kB to one every 4kB. You can tune this even further by using
-<c>mke2fs -j -i <ratio> /dev/<device></c>.
+reliable filesystem.
</p>
<p test="contains('x86 Alpha MIPS AMD64 arm IA64 SPARC HPPA PPC PPC64',func:keyval('arch'))">
@@ -125,6 +111,19 @@
filesystem. Ext4 is the recommended all-purpose all-platform filesystem.
</p>
+<p>
+If you intend to install Gentoo on a very small disk (less than 4GB), then you'll
+need to tell ext2, ext3 or ext4 (if available) to reserve enough inodes when you
+create the filesystem. The <c>mke2fs</c> application uses the "bytes-per-inode"
+setting to calculate how many inodes a file system should have. By running
+<c>mke2fs -T small /dev/<device></c> (ext2) or <c>mke2fs -j -T small
+/dev/<device></c> (ext3/ext4) the number of inodes will generally
+quadruple for a given file system as its "bytes-per-inode" reduces from
+one every 16kB to one every 4kB. You can tune this even further by using
+<c>mke2fs -i <ratio> /dev/<device></c> (ext2) or <c>mke2fs -j
+-i <ratio> /dev/<device></c> (ext3/ext4).
+</p>
+
</body>
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* [gentoo-commits] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook: hb-install-filesystems.xml
@ 2014-01-23 19:16 Sven Vermeulen (swift)
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From: Sven Vermeulen (swift) @ 2014-01-23 19:16 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-commits
swift 14/01/23 19:16:04
Modified: hb-install-filesystems.xml
Log:
Fix bug #498580 - inode count needs to be higher on at least 5Gb as well, move it to 8
Revision Changes Path
1.15 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml
file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml?rev=1.15&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml?rev=1.15&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml?r1=1.14&r2=1.15
Index: hb-install-filesystems.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.14
retrieving revision 1.15
diff -u -r1.14 -r1.15
--- hb-install-filesystems.xml 17 Dec 2013 10:15:36 -0000 1.14
+++ hb-install-filesystems.xml 23 Jan 2014 19:16:03 -0000 1.15
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml,v 1.14 2013/12/17 10:15:36 swift Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-filesystems.xml,v 1.15 2014/01/23 19:16:03 swift Exp $ -->
<!DOCTYPE included SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
<included>
-<version>12</version>
-<date>2013-12-17</date>
+<version>13</version>
+<date>2014-01-23</date>
<section id="filesystemsdesc">
<title>Filesystems</title>
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
</p>
<p>
-If you intend to install Gentoo on a very small disk (less than 4GB), then you'll
+If you intend to install Gentoo on a small partition (less than 8GB), then you'll
need to tell ext2, ext3 or ext4 (if available) to reserve enough inodes when you
create the filesystem. The <c>mke2fs</c> application uses the "bytes-per-inode"
setting to calculate how many inodes a file system should have. By running
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