[conspire] Comments on setting up disk partitions.

[Paul Zander]

Thank you Rick for your patience. I got the hint about email programs re-formatting spread sheets.  

This was Rick's suggestion:

> Device      Size(GB) Type   Mountpoint within Linux
> /dev/sda1   300      NTFS   /windows
> /dev/sda2     2      swap   n/a
> /dev/sda3   100      ext3   /
>              98             None -- unallocated
> total sda:  500
> 			
> Device      Size(GB) Type   Mountpoint within Linux 		
> /dev/sdb1     2      swap   n/a
> /dev/sdb2   100      ext3   /usr
>              98             None -- unallocated
> total sdb:  200
>
> Device      Size(GB) Type   Mountpoint within Linux
> /dev/sdc1     2      swap   n/a
> /dev/sdc2    20      ext3   /var
>              98             None -- unallocated
> total sdc:  120 
This is what I attempted to convey:
                                                 Linux mount
/dev/sda1          20        NTFS     /windows
/dev/sda2           2         swap     n/a        
/dev/sda3        100         ext3      /        
/dev/sda4                                   not applicable        
/dev/sda5        200        NTFS      /win_data_backup
/dev/sda6        150        ext3       <Linux_backup>     (need better name)        
rest                ~28         --           not allocated    
total sda         500                        
                                
/dev/sdb1           2         swap      n/a        
/dev/sdb2        100        ext3        /usr
/dev/sdb3          30        NTFS     /win_aps
/dev/sdb4          50        NTFS     /win_data_1
rest                ~18        --            not allocated     
total sdb         200                        
                                
/dev/sdc1          2         swap       n/a        
/dev/sdc2         20         ext3        /var        
/dev/sdc3         30         NTFS      /win_data_2
/dev/sdc4         50                       /win_backup_2
rest               ~18         --            not allocated        
total sdc        120  

AND it has the "problem" of more than 4 partitions on the first drive.
I
will have to think about that.  Maybe combine backing up both windows data and Linux data in one big
partition in a format that "works" for both OS's.   Interesting how
Linux has adapted to handle NTFS, while MS will not recognize ext3.



Besides, thinking is all I can do right now.  The men are working in
trees over my power lines.  Not a good time to do an extensive disk
operation...



Paul
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