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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mira.net.au!news.vbc.net!alpha.sky.net!newshub.cts.com!news15.crl.com!nntp.crl.com!howland.reston.ans.net!howland.erols.net!news1.erols.com!hunter.premier.net!news.cais.net!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!usenet2.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!usenet1.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: How can I "defrag" my hard drive? Date: 5 Aug 1996 12:22:44 +0100 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 24 Message-ID: <4u4li4$dh@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <32010808.ABD@ctcc.gov.za> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Andr=?iso-8859-1?Q?=E9?= Coetzee (acoetzee@ctcc.gov.za) wrote: : QUESTION 1: : When I boot up FreeBSD (2.1.5R) I see, amongst others, information about : the number of fragmented files. : Is this automatically cleaned up when I run the daily/weekly/monthly : procedures, or is there some utility program I should run to "defrag" my : drives? This is not information about fragmented files. FreeBSD's filesystem is *designed* :-) : QUESTION 2: : When I boot up FreeBSD (2.1.5R), I have to type in 1:sd(0,a)/kernel in : order to boot from BIOS drive 1. Is there a way to make that line the : default? (I am also a DOS user, and while I am a novice at FreeBSD, I : want to have both Operating Systems available). Modify the bootblock code ? Maybe there's a newer better way - I havn't upgraded yet. -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....