Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 10:22:38 -0800 From: "Majid Almassari" <majid@ibroadcast.net> To: "jason sonic" <sonic_jtx@yahoo.com>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: help Message-ID: <011b01bf7973$f8b143f0$42b6ded0@ibroadcast.net> References: <20000217061626.17285.qmail@web3305.mail.yahoo.com>
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Hi Jason First lets start with the Hard Drive(s). Does it have any other Operating Systems or Data in it? if the answer is yes then you probably have an OS that is taking the entire disk. what you need to do in this situation is delete the partition(s) and recreate them. You also need to practice some cautions that you don't wipe out any OS or data that you need. A Swap file is basically a disk space used for virtual memory so if your physical memory can't find any more resources to utilize it uses the swap file. Usually your swap should be 2-3 times your physical memory and should be used to a bare minimum to avoid memory thrashing. Hopefully that helps. -- Majid Almassari, MSEE, MCP. Systems Administrator iBroadcast, Inc. Phone: (206) 223-5540 Email: majid@ibroadcast.net http://www.ibroadcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: jason sonic <sonic_jtx@yahoo.com> To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 10:16 PM Subject: Re: help > Dear freeBSD.org, > I am new to learning freeBSD. I actually have > not even made it past the installation program. I can > enter it and get to the part where you make a freeBSD > partition. When I make it, it has no room. It is a > zero meg slice. I can't figure it out. I am sure I > will have further questions after I begin to use it, > but for now, could you just give me a couple hints on > the install part. when I finish, it says that no root > partition was made...something like that...and there > was not one for swap. what does that mean? then it > will say installation is complete with a few errors, > and it puts me back at the screen where you choose the > type of installation you wish to do. is it suppose to > do this? how do I begin to use my x-windows? > > well. thank you for your time. sincerely, > jason(s0n1c) > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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