Date: Fri, 30 Oct 98 13:34:35 +0100 From: Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr To: axl@iafrica.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: REPOST: question re mount_mfs /tmp on dedicated drive Message-ID: <H000057c019944a5@MHS> In-Reply-To: <6247.909748074@axl.training.iafrica.com>
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hello, Just checking : you have added the following option in your custom kernel config file - haven't you ? options MFS #Memory File System if so, post the dmesg of your machine TfH > > Hi folks, > > I posted the following two messages to this list a while ago, but > suspect they may have been considered low priority and left unanswered > in the face of a looming release (3.0-RELEASE). > > I'm reposting in the hopes that people have a little more time on their > hands now. :-) > > TIA > Sheldon. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 10:18:46 +0200 > From: Sheldon Hearn <axl@iafrica.com> > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: mount_mfs /tmp on dedicated drive > Message-ID: <346.904033126@axl.training.iafrica.com> > _________________________________________________________________ > > Hi folks, > > I've tried to configure my system to mount /tmp in mfs space to improve > performance of things like vi. > > The FreeBSD handbook suggests that /etc/fstab ought to look something > like this: > > /dev/wd1s2b none swap sw 0 0 > /dev/wd1s2b /tmp mfs rw 0 0 > > Here's how my /etc/fstab looks: > > /dev/wd2s1 none swap sw 0 0 > /dev/wd2s1 /tmp mfs rw 0 0 > > Swap mounts properly, but the mfs mount fails as follows: > > mfs: /dev/wd2s1: `1' partition is unavailable > > I've done this successfully before with a "clasically" partitioned > disk, and I wonder if my problems don't stem from my using a dedicated > disk for swap? > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Ciao, > Sheldon. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 09:52:02 +0200 > From: Sheldon Hearn <axl@iafrica.com> > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: mount_mfs /tmp on dedicated drive [more] > Message-ID: <449.904117922@axl.training.iafrica.com> > _________________________________________________________________ > > On Tue, 25 Aug 1998 10:18:46 +0200, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > > > I've tried to configure my system to mount /tmp in mfs space to improve > > performance of things like vi. > > > > I've done this successfully before with a "clasically" partitioned > > disk, and I wonder if my problems don't stem from my using a dedicated > > disk for swap? > > I've repartioned my swap drive, creating a traditional partition of type > 165 instead of using the "dangerously dedicated" method. This means my > fstab now looks like this: > > > /dev/wd2s1b none swap sw 0 0 > > /dev/wd2s1b /tmp mfs rw 0 0 > > Now mount_mfs succeeds. Is there a technical issue preventing mount_mfs > from working when swap space is on a "dangerously dedicated" drive, or > is this simply a problem with mount_mfs? > > Thanks, > Sheldon. > > 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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