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Date:      Sat, 18 Sep 1999 10:45:00 -0500
From:      "Alejandro Ramirez" <ales@megared.net.mx>
To:        "James Burton" <jamesb@nelsonbay.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: Extra swap space
Message-ID:  <011e01bf01ec$c41540a0$fca3f9cf@megared.net.mx>
References:  <199909180346.NAA28049@bell.nelsonbay.com>

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> vnconfig: open: Device not configured
>
> Step 1: cd /dev; sh ./MAKEDEV vn0
> Step 2: dd if=/dev/zero of=/usr/swap bs=1024k count=128
> Step 3: chmod 0600 /usr/swap
> Step 4: swapfile="/usr/swap" added to /etc/rc.conf
>         and
>         vnconfig -ce /dev/vn0c /usr/swap swap
>
> Runing 3.1 generic which the handbook suggests would have pseudo_device vn
1,
> but dont know how to check that either.

You have to build a new kernel with the "pseudo-device   vn" line in it, the
generic kernel config file its in "/usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC", see in
the handbook how to rebuild and install your new kernel.

Ales
>
> Any ideas appreciated,
> thanks
> james.
>
>
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