>    So, Curt... define "didn't work" in the context of a swap-first disk.
>    What happened?

I can't recall off-hand. I think I couldn't newfs the a partition.
I suppose I could try it again if anyone is really curious.

cjs

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On Thu, 16 May 1996, John Little wrote:

> Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 08:16:53 +0900
> From: John Little <gaijin@doemail.sbi.com>
> To: der Mouse <mouse@Collatz.McRCIM.McGill.EDU>, port-sun3@NetBSD.ORG,
>     Curt Sampson <curt@portal.ca>
> Subject: Re: Swap-First - Re: your install problem
> 
> %
> % > No, swap at the "beginning of the disk" will usually cause the disk
> % > label to be overwritten [...]
> % 
> % That's what I thought too, when I first heard of this problem.  But if
> % you go look at swfree(), in vm/vm_swap.c, you'll see that it explicitly
> % makes sure that it doesn't "use the first cluster of the device in case
> % it starts with a label or boot block".
> % 
> 
>    Yup! You're absolutely right... and it's well commented too (said
>    he, hoping that the heat from his red face wouldn't melt the
>    keyboard too badly).
> 
> 
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