Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 11:47:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Kristopher Zentner <kzentner@u.washington.edu> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: adding new swap says: device not configured Message-ID: <Pine.A41.4.10.9905061145390.93948-100000@dante35.u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905061138520.25986-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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Thanks much, I redid everything below (including the advice you gave).
It's working and I'm in much better shape.
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On Thu, 6 May 1999, Doug White wrote:
> On Thu, 6 May 1999, Kristopher Zentner wrote:
>
> > Although I'm using freebsd-stable I thought this might be more appropriate
> > on -questions. Please move as necessary if it is not.
> >
> > I've followed the instructions exactly on the faq (many times over) about
> > adding swap and it seems that there is a step that I am missing. Here's
> > what I have:
> > Stable version: FreeBSD 3.1-STABLE #4
> >
> > in the kernel: pseudo-device vn 1
>
> This is correct.
>
> > i've also tried: pseudo-device vn
> >
> > I've done a ./MAKEDEV vn0 in /dev
> > odin# ls -al vn0
> > brw-r----- 1 root operator 15, 0x00010002 May 4 12:04 vn0
> > (other vn0x devices exist as well including vn0c)
> >
> > I've done a dd if=/dev/zero of=/usr/swap0 bs=1024k count=64
> >
> > chmoded /usr/swap0 to 0600
> > odin# ls -al /usr/swap0
> > -rw------- 1 root wheel 67108864 May 4 12:05 /usr/swap0
> >
> > However each time rc.conf or myself tries to enable the swap file I get
> > the same error message:
> > odin# vnconfig -ce /dev/vn0c /usr/swap0 swap
> > vnconfig: open: Device not configured
>
> -ce is redundant; use -c or -e.
>
> > Has something changed in how one is supposed to add swap? Please reply
> > directly as I'm not subbed to the list. Thanks much in advance.
>
> Try it without the swap flag, then do `swapon /usr/swap0' after vnconfig
> succeeds.
>
> Doug White
> Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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>
>
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