> > 
> > I need to add two more swap partitions, but swapon reports "device not
> > configured."  I used mkfs_1.4 to convert a pair of 10M HFS partitions to
> > swap, but no dice.  I even tried letting it format one of them.  They
> > are on the same device as / and the regular swap partition.  Is there
> > something to format/configure swap that i've forgotton about?  here is
> > the disk information if it helps:
> 
> Did you re-configure your kernel? With the current system, you have to.

no.  does this mean to re-compile?  I haven't succeedied in producing a
kernel that works with X yet at all . . .

> Why not just make partition b bigger, to include the space in partition
> f? Also, I think all the swap partitions are supposed to be the same size.

uh, oh :)  my remaining macos partition is in the way.  I suppose I can
back it up and move it . . .

rick