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author | joerg <joerg@FreeBSD.org> | 1996-03-24 22:24:10 +0000 |
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committer | joerg <joerg@FreeBSD.org> | 1996-03-24 22:24:10 +0000 |
commit | 607c762d4c9f56c000dda3b862425141d501c3ce (patch) | |
tree | dd054b8f1b2dc6da0a49df9aa162a6edfc6de3dd /share | |
parent | 05ba1c640dd458746265fdce0c314ec01b49324f (diff) | |
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Add an entry for adding `vn' swap.
Submitted by: Werner Griessl (quoted in Usenet)
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diff --git a/share/doc/FAQ/freebsd-faq.sgml b/share/doc/FAQ/freebsd-faq.sgml index f96cae4..c76f5c0 100644 --- a/share/doc/FAQ/freebsd-faq.sgml +++ b/share/doc/FAQ/freebsd-faq.sgml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <title>Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X <author>The FreeBSD FAQ Team, <tt/FAQ@FreeBSD.ORG/ -<date> $Id: freebsd-faq.sgml,v 1.37 1996/02/28 20:08:48 jfieber Exp $ +<date> $Id: freebsd-faq.sgml,v 1.38 1996/03/05 23:48:02 joerg Exp $ <abstract> This is the FAQ for FreeBSD systems version 2.X All entries are assumed to be relevant to FreeBSD 2.0.5+, unless otherwise noted. @@ -1252,6 +1252,42 @@ crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 41, 1 Oct 15 22:14 spx once is not reduced; the clean pages are displaced as necessary. <sect1> + <heading>How can I add more swap space?</heading> + + <p>(by Werner Griessl) + + <p>Here is an example for 64Mb vn-swap (<tt>/usr/swap0</tt>) + <p> + <enum> + <item> + create a vn-device + <verb> +cd /dev; sh ./MAKEDEV vn0 + </verb> + <item> + create a swapfile (<tt>/usr/swap0</tt>) + <verb> +dd if=/dev/zero of=/usr/swap0 bs=1024k count=64 + </verb> + <item> + put into /etc/rc.local the line + <verb> +vnconfig -ce /dev/vn0c /usr/swap0 swap + </verb> + <item> + reboot the machine + </enum> + + <p> + You must also have a kernel with the line + <verb> +pseudo-device vn #Vnode driver (turns a file into a device) + </verb> + in your config-file. + + </sect1> + + <sect1> <heading>Hey! Chmod doesn't change the file permissions of symlinked files! What's going on?</heading> <p> You have to use either ``<tt/-H/'' or ``<tt/-L/'' together with |