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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!torn!mcshub!eisgen.dofasco.ca!Hugh_Fraser.dofasco.ca!hfraser Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: Swap space Message-ID: <hfraser.71.00101075@dqc.dofasco.ca> From: hfraser@dqc.dofasco.ca (Hugh Fraser) Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1993 16:03:44 References: <1993Sep21.145904.11519@pat.uwe.ac.uk> <27pdqn$4vd@Germany.EU.net> Distribution: world Organization: Dofasco Inc. Nntp-Posting-Host: hugh_fraser.dofasco.ca X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev Final Beta #11]Lines: 18 Lines: 18 >In article <1993Sep21.145904.11519@pat.uwe.ac.uk>, pa_dewsb@pat.uwe.ac.uk (PA Dewsbury) writes:>|> swapon: /dev/wd1b device not configured >|> and it appears - no swap space ... >You need to configure your kernel to have a second swap partition. >In your kernel config file ther's a line that reads something like >... root on wd0 swap on wd0 >and you should change that to >... root on wd0 swap on wd0 and wd1 >Alas, you'll have to re-compile your kernel as well. >Cheers, > Bernard What's the correct way to increase the amount of swap file in 386bsd. I've got an 8-meg 486 with a 200M drive dedicated to 386bsd. I don't mind re-installing from scratch.