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Subject: alpha/23064: Alphas do not boot if `a' (/) partition isn't at a lower offset than `b' (swap)
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>Number:         23064
>Category:       alpha
>Synopsis:       Alphas do not boot if `a' (/) partition isn't at a lower offset than `b' (swap)
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-alpha
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Nov 24 01:40:01 PST 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Kees Jan Koster
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.2 Release
>Organization:
KPN Research
>Environment:
FreeBSD 4.2 Release (sorry, no Alpha to paste from. Besides, how can I
paste from a machine that does not boot?)
>Description:
Alphas do not boot if `a' (/) partition isn't at a lower offset than
`b' (swap). This problem is not seen on FreeBSD/x86. I have several
machines that are configured in this way.
>How-To-Repeat:
In a single disk system, create a swap partition of 2x memory size first,
, and then use "the rest" for /. Install, reboot, death.
>Fix:
No fix, sorry.

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


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