Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 09:07:12 -0500 From: Cory Bajus <cbajus@mts.net> To: Mipam <mipam@ibb.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: unable to mount swap backed device Message-ID: <20040414140712.GA62950@rigel.bajus.ca> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0404131545050.17477-100000@ux1.ibb.net> References: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0404131545050.17477-100000@ux1.ibb.net>
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On Tue, Apr 13, 2004 at 03:51:31PM +0200, Mipam wrote: > Hi, > > I've been trying to mount a swap backed mfs, but it seems inpossible. > On questions i've gotten no answer. Thing is, i am able to mount the stuff > in 4-stable, but not in 5.2.1-p4. > I added the line: > > /dev/amrd0s1b /var/amavis mfs rw,-s=65536 0 0 > On 5+, you need an entry like this in /etc/fstab: md /var/amavis mfs rw,-s64m 0 0 This will configure a swap backed 'md' disk and put a UFS filesystem on it (see 'man mdmfs' for details). > to /etc/fstab > but i cant mount /var/amavis, in 4-stable it works fine. > I have > > device md # Memory "disks" > in the kernel config so i dont see why it doesnt work. > Can anybody give any hints what's going on? > When i try it manually i get: > > mount_mfs: bad device unit: amrd0s1b > Bye, > > Reinoud. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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