Field

Description

Mount point

The location within a file directory where a volume should exist. Enter a location or select one from the drop-down list.

Type

Select one of the following file system types:

• ext2 — Supports standard UNIX file types and allows file names up to 255 characters.
• ext3 — Supports all features of ext2 plus journaling.
• swap — Supports virtual memory, that is, swapping data in and out of this partition when there is insufficient RAM to perform an operation.

Size (MB)

The size of the partition in megabytes. If you want the partition to fill all remaining space on the disk, check Fill all unused space on disk.
If you are specifying the size of a swap partition, make sure the size you specify is supported by the specific version of this system package's operating system.

Disk

If you are creating a Gentoo-based system package, enter the physical volume (hda, hdb, hdc, etc.) on which to place the partition.