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Date:      Thu, 07 Sep 1995 11:26:22 -0600
From:      Steve Passe <smp@csn.net>
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        faulkner@mpd.tandem.com (Boyd Faulkner)
Subject:   Re: diskless boot panics, cannot mount root 
Message-ID:  <199509071726.LAA07870@clem.systemsix.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 07 Sep 1995 10:44:37 CDT." <9509071544.AA06936@olympus> 

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Hi,


> What do I do for 
> config kernel root on ????? swap on ?????

on 950726-SNAP i use:
config          kernel  root on wd0

there is a "feature" now that requires that you:
# dd if=/dev/zero of=/usr/swapfs/swap.<DOMAIN_ADDR>.<CLIENT_ADDR> bs=1024 count=<SWAP_FILE_SIZE>

where:
<SWAP_FILE_SIZE> = size of swapfile in kilobytes, eg. 20MB would
be: 20000


if the swap file is 0 sized you get reboots/panics from the DISKLESS
kernel when it starts to swap.  i have an (crude) DISKLESS cookbook
that I can mail you if you like.  i have converted it to a Handbook
page, john is now reviewing it for inclusion in the handbook.


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