Subject: Re: Create a swap drive
To: None <port-i386@netbsd.org>
From: Chuck Findlay <cfindlay@nbnet.nb.ca>
List: port-i386
Date: 06/08/2006 12:38:36
On 8-Jun-06, at 12:28 PM, Rhialto wrote:
>
> You should make a swap partition on it using disklabel. Its
> interactive
> mode is probably the easiest. When done, it looks something like this:
>
> # /dev/rwd1d:
> type: unknown
> ...
>
> 16 partitions:
> # size offset fstype [fsize bsize cpg/sgs]
> ...
> b: 4153968 410319 swap # (Cyl.
> 407*- 4528*)
> ...
>
> The fstype of 'swap' is the key. Traditionally, the b partition is
> used
> but this is not necessary.
> Then add the swap partition to your /etc/fstab file:
>
>
> # filesys mount point type access
> dump fsck
> # location + opts
> freq pass
> ...
> /dev/wd1b none swap sw 0 0
> ...
>
> That should do it!
Wish is was that easy :|
Output after making partition:
partition> W
Label disk [n]? y
disklabel: ioctl DIOCWDINFO: No disk label on disk;
use "disklabel -I" to install initial label
Label not written
I tryed disklabel -I -i /dev/wd1d, but it didn't work either :|
Also, when disklabel starts up, it said:
bash-2.05b# disklabel -I -i /dev/wd1d
disklabel: Invalid signature in mbr record 0
partition>
I assume theres something wrong with the MBR record too, but i don't
know how to fix it.
Chuck Findlay