Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 13:30:28 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: "[Oleg N.Kolesnikov]" <ok@fox.univers.cv.ua>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [Q]: How can I use existing MSDOS partition as a swap ? Message-ID: <19981027133028.N20920@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199810262255.AAA01126@fox.univers.cv.ua>; from [Oleg N.Kolesnikov] on Tue, Oct 27, 1998 at 12:55:41AM %2B0200 References: <199810262255.AAA01126@fox.univers.cv.ua>
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On Tuesday, 27 October 1998 at 0:55:41 +0200, [Oleg N.Kolesnikov] wrote:
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> I have /dev/wd0a as a MS-DOS partition. Can I use swapon /dev/wd0a
> with it ?
Probably.
> What should I do to make use of it (w/o reinstalling the whole
> system, since I have FreeBSD slice on the same HD)
# swapon <MS-DOS partion name>
Of course, this will completely wipe out any Microsoft structures.
Many people would consider this a Good Thing ("virus remover" :-)
Greg
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