Changeset 8b5830c for chapter03


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10/18/2002 05:00:20 PM (22 years ago)
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  • chapter03/creatingfs.xml

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    33<?dbhtml filename="creatingfs.html" dir="chapter04"?>
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    5 <para>Once the partition is created, we have to create a new file system on
    6 that partition. The standard file system used these days is the ext2 file
    7 system, but the so-called journaling file systems are becoming increasingly
    8 popular too. We'll assume that you wish to create an ext2 file system.
    9 However, build instructions for other file systems may be found at
    10 <ulink url="http://beyond.linuxfromscratch.org/view/cvs/postlfs/filesystems.html"/>.</para>
     5<para>Now the partition has been made, we can create a file system on it.
     6Most widely used in the Linux world is the second extended file system (ext2),
     7but with the high-capacity hard disks of today the so-called journaling file
     8systems are becoming increasingly popular. Here we will create an ext2 file
     9system, but build instructions for other file systems can be found at <ulink
     10url="http://beyond.linuxfromscratch.org/view/cvs/postlfs/filesystems.html"/>.</para>
    1111
    12 <para>To create an ext2 file system, use the mke2fs command. The LFS partition
    13 is used as the only option to the command and the file system is created.</para>
     12<para>To create an ext2 file system on the LFS partition run the following:</para>
    1413
    1514<para><screen><userinput>mke2fs /dev/xxx</userinput></screen></para>
    1615
    17 <para>Replace "xxx" by the partition's designation (like hda11).</para>
     16<para>Replace <filename>xxx</filename> with the name of the LFS partition
     17(something like <filename>hda5</filename>).</para>
    1818
    1919</sect1>

  • chapter03/creatingpart.xml

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    33<?dbhtml filename="creatingpart.html" dir="chapter04"?>
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    5 <para>It is possible to build LFS on only one partition - the partition
    6 in which your original distribution is installed. While this is not
    7 recommended for your first LFS installation, it may be useful if you
    8 are short on disk space. If you feel brave, take a look at the
    9 <emphasis>Install LFS next to existing systems on the same
    10 partition</emphasis> hint at <ulink
    11 url="&hints-root;lfs_next_to_existing_systems.txt"/>.</para>
     5<para>In order to build our new Linux system, we will need some space:
     6an empty disk partition. If you don't have a free partition, and no room
     7on any of your hard disks to make one, then you could build LFS on the
     8same partition as the one on which your current distribution is installed.
     9This procedure is not recommended for your first LFS install, but if you
     10are short on disk space, and you feel brave, take a look at the hint at
     11<ulink url="&hints-root;lfs_next_to_existing_systems.txt"/>.</para>
    1212
    13 <para>Before we can build our new Linux system, we need an empty
    14 Linux partition where we can build it. We recommend a partition size
    15 of at least 1 GB. This provides enough space to store the tarballs and
    16 compile all of the packages. You will probably need more space if you
    17 intend to install additional software and use the LFS system as your
    18 primary Linux system. If a Linux native partition is already available,
    19 this subsection can be skipped.</para>
     13<para>For a minimal system you will need a partition of around 1 GB.
     14This is enough to store all the source tarballs and compile all the packages.
     15But if you intend to use the LFS system as your primary Linux system, you
     16will probably want to install additional software, and will need more space
     17than this, probably around 2 or 3 GB.</para>
    2018
    21 <para>Since your system memory can only hold a limited amount of data
    22 at one time, we recommend that disk space be set aside for swap files.
    23 A swap file is a place where items in memory may be stored until they
    24 are called for. This disk space may be shared between your host system
    25 and your LFS system. If you already have a swap partition, then you
    26 probably don't need to create another one. Otherwise, you should create
    27 a swap partition via an fdisk program. Regardless, you need to remember
    28 the designation of the swap partition (such as hda2) as it will be needed
    29 when we create the <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> file.</para>
     19<para>As we almost never have enough RAM in our box, it is a good idea to
     20use a small disk partition as swap space -- this space is used by the kernel
     21to store seldom-used data to make room in memory for more urgent stuff.
     22The swap partition for your LFS system can be the same one as for your host
     23system, so you won't have to create another if your host system already uses
     24a swap partition.</para>
    3025
    31 <para>The cfdisk program (or another fdisk-like program) should be
    32 started with the appropriate hard disk as the argument (like /dev/hda
    33 if a new partition is to be created on the primary master IDE disk).
    34 Using this program, create a Linux native partition. Please refer to
    35 the documentation of your fdisk program (the man pages are often a
    36 good place to start) for information about creating Linux native
    37 partitions and writing partition tables.</para>
     26<para>Start the <filename>cfdisk</filename> program with as argument the name
     27of the hard disk upon which the new partition must be created -- for example
     28<filename>/dev/hda</filename> for the primary IDE disk. Create a Linux native
     29partition, and if needed a swap partition. Please refer to the man page of
     30<filename>cfdisk</filename> if you don't yet know how to use the program.</para>
    3831
    39 <para>The designation of your new partition should be remembered.
    40 It might be something similar to hda11. This newly created partition
    41 will be referred to as the LFS partition in this book.</para>
     32<para>Remember the designation of your new partition -- something like
     33<filename>hda5</filename>. This book will refer to it as the LFS partition.
     34If you (now) also have a swap partition, remember its designation too. These
     35names will later be needed for the <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> file.</para>
    4236
    4337</sect1>
     38

  • chapter03/introduction.xml

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    5 <para>In this chapter, the partition which will host the LFS system is
     5<para>In this chapter the partition which will host the LFS system is
    66prepared. We will create the partition itself, make a file system on it,
    77and mount it.</para>

  • chapter03/mounting.xml

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    11<sect1 id="ch04-mounting">
    2 <title>Mounting the new partition</title>
     2<title>Mounting the new file system</title>
    33<?dbhtml filename="mounting.html" dir="chapter04"?>
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    5 <para>Now that we have created a file system, it is ready for use. All we have
    6 to do to be able to access the partition (as in reading data from and writing
    7 data to) is mount it. If it is mounted under /mnt/lfs, this partition can
    8 be accessed by cd'ing to the /mnt/lfs directory. This book will assume
    9 that the partition was mounted under /mnt/lfs. It doesn't matter which
    10 directory is chosen, just make sure you remember what you chose.</para>
     5<para>Now that we've created a file system, we want to be able to access it.
     6For that, we need to mount it, and have to choose a mount point.
     7In this book we assume that the file system is mounted under
     8<filename>/mnt/lfs</filename>, but it doesn't matter what directory
     9you choose.</para>
    1110
    12 <para>Create the /mnt/lfs directory by running:</para>
     11<para>Choose a mount point and assign it to the LFS environment variable
     12by running:</para>
    1313
    14 <para><screen><userinput>mkdir -p /mnt/lfs</userinput></screen></para>
     14<para><screen><userinput>export LFS=/mnt/lfs</userinput></screen></para>
    1515
    16 <para>Now mount the LFS partition by running:</para>
     16<para>Now create the mount point and mount the LFS file system by running:</para>
    1717
    18 <para><screen><userinput>mount /dev/xxx /mnt/lfs</userinput></screen></para>
     18<para><screen><userinput>mkdir -p $LFS &&
     19mount /dev/xxx $LFS</userinput></screen></para>
    1920
    20 <para>Replace <quote>xxx</quote> by the partition's designation (like hda11).</para>
     21<para>Replace <filename>xxx</filename> with the designation of the LFS
     22partition.</para>
    2123
    22 <para>This directory (/mnt/lfs) is the LFS variable you have read about
    23 back in Chapter 2. If you were planning to make use of the LFS environment
    24 variable, <userinput>export LFS=/mnt/lfs</userinput> has to be executed
    25 now.</para>
     24<para>(If you decided to use multiple partitions for LFS (say one for
     25<filename>/</filename> and another for <filename>/usr</filename>), mount
     26them like this:</para>
    2627
    27 <para>If you decided to create multiple partitions for LFS (say $LFS and
    28 $LFS/usr), mount them like this:</para>
     28<para><screen><userinput>mkdir -p $LFS &amp;&amp;
     29mount /dev/xxx $LFS &amp;&amp;
     30mkdir $LFS/usr &amp;&amp;
     31mount /dev/yyy $LFS/usr</userinput></screen></para>
    2932
    30 <para><screen><userinput>mkdir -p /mnt/lfs &amp;&amp;
    31 mount /dev/xxx /mnt/lfs &amp;&amp;
    32 mkdir /mnt/lfs/usr &amp;&amp;
    33 mount /dev/yyy /mnt/lfs/usr</userinput></screen></para>
     33<para>Of course, replace <filename>xxx</filename> and <filename>yyy</filename>
     34with the appropriate partition names.)</para>
    3435
    35 <para>Of course, replace /dev/xxx and /dev/yyy with the appropriate
    36 partition designations.</para>
     36<para>Now that we've made ourselves a place to work in, we're ready to begin
     37assembling the temporary tools in the next chapter.</para>
    3738
    3839</sect1>
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