Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 13:47:54 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <axl@iafrica.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: REPOST: question re mount_mfs /tmp on dedicated drive Message-ID: <6247.909748074@axl.training.iafrica.com>
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Hi folks,
I posted the following two messages to this list a while ago, but
suspect they may have been considered low priority and left unanswered
in the face of a looming release (3.0-RELEASE).
I'm reposting in the hopes that people have a little more time on their
hands now. :-)
TIA
Sheldon.
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Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 10:18:46 +0200
From: Sheldon Hearn <axl@iafrica.com>
To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: mount_mfs /tmp on dedicated drive
Message-ID: <346.904033126@axl.training.iafrica.com>
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Hi folks,
I've tried to configure my system to mount /tmp in mfs space to improve
performance of things like vi.
The FreeBSD handbook suggests that /etc/fstab ought to look something
like this:
/dev/wd1s2b none swap sw 0 0
/dev/wd1s2b /tmp mfs rw 0 0
Here's how my /etc/fstab looks:
/dev/wd2s1 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/wd2s1 /tmp mfs rw 0 0
Swap mounts properly, but the mfs mount fails as follows:
mfs: /dev/wd2s1: `1' partition is unavailable
I've done this successfully before with a "clasically" partitioned
disk, and I wonder if my problems don't stem from my using a dedicated
disk for swap?
Any help would be appreciated.
Ciao,
Sheldon.
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Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 09:52:02 +0200
From: Sheldon Hearn <axl@iafrica.com>
To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: mount_mfs /tmp on dedicated drive [more]
Message-ID: <449.904117922@axl.training.iafrica.com>
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On Tue, 25 Aug 1998 10:18:46 +0200, Sheldon Hearn wrote:
> I've tried to configure my system to mount /tmp in mfs space to improve
> performance of things like vi.
>
> I've done this successfully before with a "clasically" partitioned
> disk, and I wonder if my problems don't stem from my using a dedicated
> disk for swap?
I've repartioned my swap drive, creating a traditional partition of type
165 instead of using the "dangerously dedicated" method. This means my
fstab now looks like this:
> /dev/wd2s1b none swap sw 0 0
> /dev/wd2s1b /tmp mfs rw 0 0
Now mount_mfs succeeds. Is there a technical issue preventing mount_mfs
from working when swap space is on a "dangerously dedicated" drive, or
is this simply a problem with mount_mfs?
Thanks,
Sheldon.
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