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From: pyu@rogidi.com
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: DOS extended partition -> swap partition
Date: 23 Feb 1997 16:56:34 -0800
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Hi.  I've deleted the former DOS extended partition and decide to use
it as a swap partion.  How may I do this ?  I tried simply to add the
line  '/dev/wd0s2   swap sw 0 0' to file /dev/fstab and an error
message similar 'device not configured' returned.  Idea ?
Thanks,
Patrick.