Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 10:29:07 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.csd.uu.se> To: Marcelo <bsdq@stgo.cl> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: max swap size? Message-ID: <20000318102907.A1206@student.csd.uu.se> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.1000317220903.4302A-100000@stgo.cl>; from bsdq@stgo.cl on Fri, Mar 17, 2000 at 10:10:11PM %2B0000 References: <77360FEB4B0.AAA4ADE@mercury.its.umd.umich.edu> <Pine.LNX.3.96.1000317220903.4302A-100000@stgo.cl>
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On Fri, Mar 17, 2000 at 10:10:11PM +0000, Marcelo wrote: > Thanks or your quick response... but it only sparked new questions! ;-) > > How do I know if they partition is properly? > Should I have 1 750 meg partition or a few smaller ones on different > drives? > > > On Fri, 17 Mar 2000, Jawwad Ahmed Shamsi wrote: > > > > > HI! > > > > usually freebsd requires a size of 2.5 times the size of your ram. > > the problem you are facing may be due to the fact that > > it may not be mounted properly > > > > jawwad > > FreeBSD doesn't impose any special restrictions on the size of swap. The "2.5 times your ram" is just a rule of thumb for how much might be useful to have. Now, how did you go about adding the swap partition(s)? What does your /etc/fstab file look like? You can use 'pstat -s' to see what devices are currently configured for swapping. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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