From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Sep 7 10:26:47 1995 Return-Path: questions-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id KAA01956 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 7 Sep 1995 10:26:47 -0700 Received: from clem.systemsix.com (clem.systemsix.com [198.99.86.131]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id KAA01931 for ; Thu, 7 Sep 1995 10:26:41 -0700 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clem.systemsix.com (8.6.8/8.6.6) with SMTP id LAA07870; Thu, 7 Sep 1995 11:26:24 -0600 Message-Id: <199509071726.LAA07870@clem.systemsix.com> X-Authentication-Warning: clem.systemsix.com: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol From: Steve Passe To: questions@freebsd.org Cc: faulkner@mpd.tandem.com (Boyd Faulkner) Subject: Re: diskless boot panics, cannot mount root In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 07 Sep 1995 10:44:37 CDT." <9509071544.AA06936@olympus> Date: Thu, 07 Sep 1995 11:26:22 -0600 Sender: questions-owner@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk Hi, > What do I do for > config kernel root on ????? swap on ????? on 950726-SNAP i use: config kernel root on wd0 there is a "feature" now that requires that you: # dd if=/dev/zero of=/usr/swapfs/swap.. bs=1024 count= where: = size of swapfile in kilobytes, eg. 20MB would be: 20000 if the swap file is 0 sized you get reboots/panics from the DISKLESS kernel when it starts to swap. i have an (crude) DISKLESS cookbook that I can mail you if you like. i have converted it to a Handbook page, john is now reviewing it for inclusion in the handbook. -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | FreeBSD