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From: randy@chinet.chi.il.us (Randy Suess)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: stock 0.1 swap not enough.
Keywords: swap
Message-ID: <BsIGDv.yo@chinet.chi.il.us>
Date: 5 Aug 92 12:37:07 GMT
References: <BsDzMo.1ru@chinet.chi.il.us> <BsFMoo.EvF@obiwan.uucp> <1992Aug4.162010.16364@mks.com>
Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX
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In article <1992Aug4.162010.16364@mks.com> fredw@mks.com (Fred Walter) writes:
>No, you'll have to re-install. What I plan on doing (once my system is
>more stable) is backing up my system with cpio, then using the Fixit disk
>(and an editted /etc/disktab on the Fixit disk that has a correct swap size 
>entry) to re-disklabel my primary hard disk, re-format my partitions and then
>restore from tape.
>

	I would suggest using tar, as cpio seem quite flakey in reading
	the tape back in.  Also, make sure you use wt0, not rwt0.

	Also, disklabel -e is a neat way to modify the disk.  No
	need to edit /etc/disktab.  I now have 16 meg swap on the first
	SCSI drive and 8 megs on the second.  THis with a 8 meg memory
	machine.

-- 
	I am created Shiva the Destroyer; Death, the shatterer of worlds!
	Who is this dog meat who stands before me now?
	That's the biz, sweetheart.
Randy Suess					 randy@chinet.chi.il.us