[mythtv] System Plans
Ray
mythtv-dev@snowman.net
Mon, 16 Dec 2002 11:23:20 -0700
On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 02:44:43PM -0600, Andy wrote:
> I'm off some next week, so I'm going to try to clean off the drive for a
> reformat and install.
>
> Should I do a OS partition and then have Myth store its TV recording files
> in a partition taking up the rest of the drive? I've always worked that way
> in Windows, Ghosting the OS partition for quick recovery if something goes
> wrong. I figured it might also make things easier if I decide to switch to
> a bigger drive, too.
I'd definitely have Myth storing it's data on a seperate partition since
you'll almost certainly fill it up completely at some point.
>
> If I do that in Linux, what kind of OS partition size would I need? 3 or 4
> GB to be safe?
Sounds about right to me.
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Ray