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From: kwan@netcom.com (Kwan-Seng Low)
Subject: Re: resize swap space?
Message-ID: <a00mr4b.kwan@netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 00:32:32 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
References: <92230.085004NXS10@psuvm.psu.edu> <1992Aug18.143645.8486@rwwa.COM> <NOP.92Aug18184816@cf.mankato.msus.edu>
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In article <NOP.92Aug18184816@cf.mankato.msus.edu> nop@cf.mankato.msus.edu (Jay Carlson) writes:
>In article <1992Aug18.143645.8486@rwwa.COM> witr@rwwa.COM (Robert Withrow) writes:
>   If one of us had access to the source to the install program it
>   seems like it would not be all that difficult to have it ask
>   just one more question (``How much swap space do you want?'')
>   and perform the necessary calculations; and create a new
>   dist.fs with this install program...
>
>   I recall that someone asked for the source.  What became of this?
>
>No answer from anyone.  I'll ask again (silly me for doing it but it
>feels good):  
>
>Does anyone have source to the install program distributed on the 0.1
>TinyBSD disk?
>
>Jay Carlson
>nop@theory.cs.mankato.msus.edu

OK, this is how I did it.I install the tiny386bsd, run the disklabel to increase the swap size, some math is needed .reboot with tiny floppy, run newfs on the
disk( your disk should have the right swap size you need at this stage). Then, I
follow the 386bsd FAQ section on creating the /usr partition procedure, some
minor improvisation. Bingo, I got 386bsd on my disk with ~45 Meg. swap space!

not sure this would help what you asking for??

Kwan