Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 13:38:42 -0500 From: Oliver Wilson <owilson@cam.org> To: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> Cc: Dick Olson <rolson@ns.awanet.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to create additional swap partition Message-ID: <32E26A32.41C67EA6@cam.org> References: <32E0DE3E.2781E494@ns.awanet.com> <32E1F89C.1E75@barcode.co.il>
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Nadav Eiron wrote: > > Dick Olson wrote: > > ....... > > (BSD) file space but I do have some additional disk space (wd1) which > > was used as a DOS partition that I could use as a second SWAP partition. > > I have tried the following but was unable to boot FreeBSD after creating > > the partition. > > > > /stand/sysinstall > > customize > > create partition > > write > > crash (lots of error msgs of assorted types)....... > > Ask for assistance > > > > tried three times with no success. Read all the manuals, usergroups, FAQ > > with no success. I am also using the generic kernel (FreeBSD 2.1.5, > > XFree86 3.1.2). > > > > If I'm getting it right, you're trying to cerate a new FreeBSD slice on > a disk that already has one. In such a case, you can only boot from the > *first* BSD slice on the disk. This means that you must move your root > partition to the new slice. I may be wrong, but I think the only way out > is to reinstall... > (anyone care to correct me?) > > Nadav If this is true, then once FreeBSD is installed on a second slice, it will not be able to use any repartitioned diskspace (from DOS partition) without reinstallation???? Ouch. I was just about to repartition DOS on my machine! Oliver Wilson
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