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diff --git a/sag-0.6.1-www/Invisible/sag-0.6/node28.html b/sag-0.6.1-www/Invisible/sag-0.6/node28.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d9eb402 --- /dev/null +++ b/sag-0.6.1-www/Invisible/sag-0.6/node28.html @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN"> +<!--Converted with LaTeX2HTML 96.1-h (September 30, 1996) by Nikos Drakos (nikos@cbl.leeds.ac.uk), CBLU, University of Leeds --> +<HTML> +<HEAD> +<TITLE>Using Disks and Other Storage Media</TITLE> +<META NAME="description" CONTENT="Using Disks and Other Storage Media"> +<META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="sag"> +<META NAME="resource-type" CONTENT="document"> +<META NAME="distribution" CONTENT="global"> +<LINK REL=STYLESHEET HREF="sag.css"> +</HEAD> +<BODY LANG="EN" > + <A NAME="tex2html638" HREF="node29.html"><IMG WIDTH=37 HEIGHT=24 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="next" SRC="./next_motif.gif"></A> <A NAME="tex2html636" HREF="sag.html"><IMG WIDTH=26 HEIGHT=24 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="up" SRC="./up_motif.gif"></A> <A NAME="tex2html630" HREF="node27.html"><IMG WIDTH=63 HEIGHT=24 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="previous" SRC="./previous_motif.gif"></A> <A NAME="tex2html640" HREF="node1.html"><IMG WIDTH=65 HEIGHT=24 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="contents" SRC="./contents_motif.gif"></A> <A NAME="tex2html641" HREF="node114.html"><IMG WIDTH=43 HEIGHT=24 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="index" SRC="./index_motif.gif"></A> <BR> +<B> Next:</B> <A NAME="tex2html639" HREF="node29.html">Two kinds of devices</A> +<B>Up:</B> <A NAME="tex2html637" HREF="sag.html">Linux System Administrators' Guide </A> +<B> Previous:</B> <A NAME="tex2html631" HREF="node27.html">The /proc filesystem</A> +<BR> <P> +<H1><A NAME="SECTION00500000000000000000">Using Disks and Other Storage Media</A></H1> +<P> + <P> +<I> + On a clear disk you can seek forever. <BR> + </I><P> +<P> + When you install or upgrade your system, you need to do a fair + amount of work on your disks. You have to make filesystems on + your disks so that files can be + stored on them and reserve space for the different parts of + your system. +<P> + This chapter explains all these initial activities. Usually, + once you get your system set up, you won't have to go through + the work again, except for using floppies. You'll need to come + back to this chapter if you add a new disk or want to fine-tune + your disk usage. +<P> + The basic tasks in administering disks are: + <UL> +<LI> + Format your disk. This does various things to prepare it for + use, such as checking for bad sectors. (Formatting is nowadays + not necessary for most hard disks.) +<LI> + Partition a hard disk, if you want to use it for several + activities that aren't supposed to interfere with one another. + One reason for partitioning is to store different operating + systems on the same disk. Another reason is to keep user + files separate from system files, which simplifies back-ups + and helps protect the system files from corruption. +<LI> + Make a filesystem (of a suitable type) on each disk or partition. + The disk means + nothing to Linux until you make a filesystem; then files can + be created and accessed on it. +<LI> + Mount different filesystems to form a single tree structure, either + automatically, or manually as needed. (Manually mounted filesystems + usually need to be unmounted manually as well.) +<P> + </UL> +<P> + Chapter <A HREF="node59.html#chapmem">5</A> contains information about virtual memory + and disk caching, of which you also need to be aware when using + disks. +<P> + This chapter explains what you need to know for hard disks, + floppies, CD-ROM's, and tape drives. +<P> +<BR> <HR> +<UL><A NAME="CHILD_LINKS"> </A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html642" HREF="node29.html#SECTION00510000000000000000">Two kinds of devices</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html643" HREF="node30.html#SECTION00520000000000000000">Hard disks</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html644" HREF="node31.html#SECTION00530000000000000000">Floppies</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html645" HREF="node32.html#SECTION00540000000000000000">CD-ROM's</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html646" HREF="node33.html#SECTION00550000000000000000">Tapes</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html647" HREF="node34.html#SECTION00560000000000000000">Formatting</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html648" HREF="node35.html#SECTION00570000000000000000">Partitions</A> +<UL> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html649" HREF="node36.html#SECTION00571000000000000000">The MBR, boot sectors and partition table</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html650" HREF="node37.html#SECTION00572000000000000000">Extended and logical partitions</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html651" HREF="node38.html#SECTION00573000000000000000">Partition types</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html652" HREF="node39.html#SECTION00574000000000000000">Partitioning a hard disk</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html653" HREF="node40.html#SECTION00575000000000000000">Device files and partitions</A> +</UL> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html654" HREF="node41.html#SECTION00580000000000000000">Filesystems</A> +<UL> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html655" HREF="node42.html#SECTION00581000000000000000">What are filesystems?</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html656" HREF="node43.html#SECTION00582000000000000000">Filesystems galore</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html657" HREF="node44.html#SECTION00583000000000000000">Which filesystem should be used?</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html658" HREF="node45.html#SECTION00584000000000000000">Creating a filesystem</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html659" HREF="node46.html#SECTION00585000000000000000">Mounting and unmounting</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html660" HREF="node47.html#SECTION00586000000000000000">Checking filesystem integrity with <tt>fsck</tt></A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html661" HREF="node48.html#SECTION00587000000000000000">Checking for disk errors with <tt>badblocks</tt></A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html662" HREF="node49.html#SECTION00588000000000000000">Fighting fragmentation</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html663" HREF="node50.html#SECTION00589000000000000000">Other tools for all filesystems</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html664" HREF="node51.html#SECTION005810000000000000000">Other tools for the ext2 filesystem</A> +</UL> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html665" HREF="node52.html#SECTION00590000000000000000">Disks without filesystems</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html666" HREF="node53.html#SECTION005100000000000000000">Allocating disk space</A> +<UL> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html667" HREF="node54.html#SECTION005101000000000000000">Partitioning schemes</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html668" HREF="node55.html#SECTION005102000000000000000">Space requirements</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html669" HREF="node56.html#SECTION005103000000000000000">Examples of hard disk allocation</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html670" HREF="node57.html#SECTION005104000000000000000">Adding more disk space for Linux</A> +<LI> <A NAME="tex2html671" HREF="node58.html#SECTION005105000000000000000">Tips for saving disk space</A> +</UL> +</UL> +<HR><A NAME="tex2html638" HREF="node29.html"><IMG WIDTH=37 HEIGHT=24 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="next" SRC="./next_motif.gif"></A> <A NAME="tex2html636" HREF="sag.html"><IMG WIDTH=26 HEIGHT=24 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="up" SRC="./up_motif.gif"></A> <A NAME="tex2html630" HREF="node27.html"><IMG WIDTH=63 HEIGHT=24 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="previous" SRC="./previous_motif.gif"></A> <A NAME="tex2html640" HREF="node1.html"><IMG WIDTH=65 HEIGHT=24 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="contents" SRC="./contents_motif.gif"></A> <A NAME="tex2html641" HREF="node114.html"><IMG WIDTH=43 HEIGHT=24 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="index" SRC="./index_motif.gif"></A> <BR> +<B> Next:</B> <A NAME="tex2html639" HREF="node29.html">Two kinds of devices</A> +<B>Up:</B> <A NAME="tex2html637" HREF="sag.html">Linux System Administrators' Guide </A> +<B> Previous:</B> <A NAME="tex2html631" HREF="node27.html">The /proc filesystem</A> +<P><ADDRESS> +<I>Lars Wirzenius <BR> +Sat Nov 15 02:32:11 EET 1997</I> +</ADDRESS> +</BODY> +</HTML> |