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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.whirlpool.com!usenet From: wegscd@whirlpool.com (Doug Wegscheid) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: Re: How to get more useable VM? Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 18:17:26 GMT Organization: Whirlpool Corporation. Lines: 34 Message-ID: <4v2dub$f3u@news.whirlpool.com> References: <4u6ufm$vi@news.siemens.at> <4u7i1m$ktd@coli-gate.coli.uni-sb.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: wegscd.whirlpool.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 bluen@ee.uni-sb.de (Juergen Peter (aka bluen)) wrote: >2) >If that doesn't give you enough room (even as root, whose limits are >normally (?) the kernel limits, i.e. the maximum) you can add some vm >by adding swap space on your second disk (or on a file if VNODEPAGER >option is in you kernel config). >(look in the *BSD FAQ for adding swap-partitions on other disks, there >are some traps and pitfalls) >Remember: every additional swap partition/file must be compiled in >your kernel. I.e. in your kernel config replace the line >config netbsd swap generic >by >config netbsd swap on <disk0> and <disk1> [and vnd<whatever>] >where disk0, and disk1 are either sd0, sd1 or wd0, wd1 or mixed, >depending on your hardware and vnd<whatever> is the vnode you >configured appropriately (for a swapfile). I have hit the man pages and the FAQ, and am not seeing the answer: how do you set up a vnd to page to a file (like my Windows swap file on my MSDOS filesystem)? Doug Wegscheid wegscd@whirlpool.com ----- Q. How many bassists does it take to screw in a light bulb? A. None, the keyboardists left hand does it for them.