Subject: Re: NetBSD with root on internal HD and usr on external
To: Austin Brower <browerab@psouth.net>
From: Colin Wood <cwood@ichips.intel.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 11/24/1997 09:15:49
Austin Brower wrote:
>
> Hello Y'all,
> After being successful in installing and operating NetBSD 1.2.1 on a
> IIsi's external 80mb HD, we (My friend and I) would like to reinstall
> NetBSD so the root and swap partitions are on the internal 40mb HD and
> the usr partition is the external HD.
> This is where I get confused. Which distribution files are
> installed on the root partition? I know the kernel would go there, but
> what about etc and base? We don't mind deleting all of the info we had
> stored on the machine.
> The question directly relating to the one above would be: How do I
> make the Installer install files on certain partitions or disks?
>
> Hopefully, with the swap and root partitions on the internal HD there
> will be a miniscule speed increase.
> Thank you all in advance,
Please take a look at the latest INSTALL document. I've recently updated
it, and it explains how to have separate root and /usr partitions. Let me
know if it's useful.
Later.
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Colin Wood cwood@ichips.intel.com
Component Design Engineer - MD6 Intel Corporation
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