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From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il>
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Subject: Re: Windows 383spart.par as SWAP slice? -Reply
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Zahemszky Gabor wrote:
> 
> Reply to : How to use the M$ swap-file under FreeBSD?
> 
> > When you shut down freebsd, you'll need to restore the drive for dos
> > to use:
> > turn swap off
> > copy the dos partition table back to the drive
> > copy the dos partition image file back to the slice
> 
> Well, I've 2.1.5, and not 2.2.x, but my questions:
> a) can we swap off? (It's not in 2.1.x)

No, and probably will not for some time. See man swapon (the BUGS
section...)

> b) How can we run some software at shutdown-time?  As I know, SYSV-type
> Unices can do it, but we cannot do that with 2.1.x.
> 
> Maybe these are new features of 2.2.x?
> 
> Gabor
> --
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Nadav