Date: 07 Sep 2004 09:41:58 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: "W. D." <WD@US-Webmasters.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Swap file errors on 4 GB drive. Message-ID: <44isaqurfd.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20040905124250.0549ed00@209.152.117.178> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20040905013129.098d09f0@209.152.117.178> <5.1.0.14.2.20040905124250.0549ed00@209.152.117.178>
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"W. D." <WD@US-Webmasters.com> writes: > At 03:39 9/5/2004, Markie wrote: > >|----- Original Message ----- > >|From: "W. D." <WD@US-Webmasters.com> > >|To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > >|Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 7:36 AM > >|Subject: Swap file errors on 4 GB drive. > >| > > > >|Hi folks, > >| > > > >Hi > > > >|I tried to install FreeBSD 4.9 on a computer with > >|a 4 GB drive, but it killed the kernel when it > >|got a swap file error. > >| > > > >I have it installed on a 4GB drive. > > > >|I put in an 8 GB drive an everything went smoothly. > >| > > > >Perhaps your 4GB drive had bad sectors? > > Well, it tested fine with Hitachi's drive fitness test: > http://www.HitachiGST.com/hdd/support/download.htm > > What other ways are there to test drives? That would usually be pretty definitive. What *was* the error you got from the FreeBSD install?
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