Subject: Re: Adding more swap space
To: None <port-arm32@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Markus Baeurle <emw4maba@gp.fht-esslingen.de>
List: port-arm32
Date: 01/05/1997 01:58:05
Hi Mark!

In message <Pine.SGI.3.91.970103204948.6145R-100000@physig4.ph.kcl.ac.uk>
          Mark Brinicombe <amb@physig.ph.kcl.ac.uk> wrote:

> You can have multiple swap= options in the bootloader and a kernel
> with generic swap will pick them up.
> 
> i.e. add the option swap=/dev/wd1b to the extra options field in the 
> bootloader. Then the swap specified in the swap field will be found first 
> and then the second swap device will be added. You can do this for up to 
> 3 swap partitions.

But what's the use for swapon then? Why is the option in the bootloader
supposed to work and swapon definitely gives a "device not configured"?
Swapping in NetBSD is a special thing though, I'm afraid...

MB