On Thu, 3 Apr 2003 05:11 pm, Russell Coker wrote: > On Thu, 3 Apr 2003 15:10, Mark Constable wrote: > > /dev/hda5 / 200Mb > > /dev/hda6 /usr 1Gb > > /dev/hda7 /var 4Gb > > /dev/hda8 /home (the rest) > > /dev/hda9 swap 200Mb > > /dev/hda10+ (sizes extracted from /home) > > Are those partition numbers in order of location on disk? > > Most hard drives have the low cylinder numbers on the outside of the disk > (which has slightly lower average seek times and much better bulk transfer > rates). You generally don't want the swap on the high cylinder numbers!
It depends if and how big an auxilluary /dev/hda10 partition might be, which could place hda9 optimally near the middle of the disk. I tend to swap drives a lot because I use removable caddies so having a consistant layout usually takes precedence over maximizing efficiency. --markc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
