DEC ALPHA

[Darin Perusich]

the only time i create a seperate /boot filesystem is when my root fs is
not ext2. i like to use the reiserfs on my systems for that extra
reliablilty and fast boots in the event of a system crash. default
redhat kernels load reiserfs as a module, it's not compiles into the
kernel. because of this if /boot is on a reiserfs slice the system will
not boot since the root filesystem has not be mounted and thats where
the modules live. i have an updates diskette that i use when i setup my
redhat systems that allows me to create reiser filesystems. if anyone
would like this i'll email you the image.

they way i boot my alpha systems is i create a boot floppy and install
milo there. i then setup the NT console to boot linux off the floppy. it
may not be very elegant but i could figure out how to get the DEC
console to boot the system, and it was my only other solution.  
 
> Ok but where should I put boot? and also should I make a 10mb dos
> partition on sda to install MILO on in order to boot the (system) with doing
> this
> it would point to boot and load Linux?
> 
> > to me this would be a reasonable setup for a system. it's flexable
> > enough to allow for the addition scsi storage (disk, cd, tape). in the
> > event of a drive failure you would only lose that filesystem, you could
> > then boot into rescue mode, off a cdrom or floppy and recover important
> > files.
> >
> > as for you being able to access the drives it will be transparent to the
> > user, the drives will be mounted on the appropriate directory.
> >
> > > All well and good to set the (Unknown)s to Linux native in diskdruid.
> > > My only problem is to figure out what to put where! I have the following
> > > disks to use for this system. sda=528mb, sdb=4.3gig, sdc=1.010gig,
> sdd=426mb
> > > and sde=426mb.
> > > sda is in desktop not drive tower. All pinned in order 0 through 4 and
> > > terminated.
> > > Now sda is way to small to put / but large enough for boot, but as Bob
> Meyer
> > > tolled
> > > me that I should just go ahead and install everything on the 4.3gig
> drive
> > > sdb=scsi 1.
> > > So if I did it that way how will I be able to access the other drives in
> > > order to use them?
> > > ie: Install programs & storage? Raid software? How?
> > >
> > > >setting up the drives is personal preference, there are really no right
> or
> > > wrong ways to setup
> > > > filesystems, other they one big filesystem. with that said you should
> at
> > > > least setup /, /usr, /var, and swap, anything else is debatable.
> > > > if diskdruid and/or fdisk DO NOT see all your drives you most likely
> > > > have a termination problem, or a bad drive. when you boot up the
> machine
> > > > get into the bios/eeprom what ever you want to call it. there should
> be
> > > > a section where you can view the hardware, if you're using the DEC
> > > > console type disk to probe the disk drives, or test to probe all
> > > > hardware. any termination issues should come up here.
> > >
> > > Did that and all showed up.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> <---------------------------------snip--------------------------------------
> >
> > >
> > > > > OK the GUI did not take care of this and I had to use fdisk to set
> BSD
> > > > > disklables. What should I name the partition type? The BSD disklable
> > > program
> > > > > uses a default partition type of (Unknown) I set the letter of each
> > > drive to
> > > > > (a) and it states in the installation guide "To provide the initial
> > > > > unallocated space, you will need to start the partitions at cylinder
> 2.
> > > If
> > > > > you do a workstation or server class installation" I'm installing a
> > > > > workstation class system.
> > > >
> > > > fstab(5) is the filesystem table file, it contains info on how to
> mount
> > > > filesytems.
> > > >
> > > > > What is (fstab)?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Darin Perusich
> > > > Unix Systems Administrator
> > > > Cognigen Corp.
> > > > darinper at cognigencorp.com
> 
> Darin thanks for all your help:)
> 
> Ron

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Darin Perusich
Unix Systems Administrator
Cognigen Corp.
darinper at cognigencorp.com