From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Feb 3 04:08:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id EAA12938 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 04:08:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from word.smith.net.au (ppp10.portal.net.au [202.12.71.110]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id EAA12932 for ; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 04:08:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@word.smith.net.au) Received: from word (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by word.smith.net.au (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA01284; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 15:07:38 +1030 (CST) Message-Id: <199802030437.PAA01284@word.smith.net.au> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: "Chad Ross" cc: xzp1zxmcdcr.fsf@grjottunagard.ifi.uio.no, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Remaking swap partitions (was Re: Weekly hangs ) In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 02 Feb 1998 14:13:44 -0800." <004801bd3027$d71cf960$0a0383d0@tech.ibs-us.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 15:07:37 +1030 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe hackers" > I'm currently new to FreeBSD, "YES another diehard linux guy converted!", > as a OS but on the linux operating system I came into a few times were > I had a corrupted swap partition. I would simply turn swapping off, remake > the swap, and turn it back on.... But I have no idea on how to do that for > FreeBSD at this time... :) That's because FreeBSD doesn't require any "formatting" of the swap partition. It simply exists. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\