On 8-Jun-06, at 12:28 PM, Rhialto wrote:
>
> You should make a swap partition on it using disklabel. Its  
> interactive
> mode is probably the easiest. When done, it looks something like this:
>
> # /dev/rwd1d:
> type: unknown
> ...
>
> 16 partitions:
> #        size    offset     fstype [fsize bsize cpg/sgs]
> ...
>  b:   4153968    410319       swap                     # (Cyl.     
> 407*-   4528*)
> ...
>
> The fstype of 'swap' is the key. Traditionally, the b partition is  
> used
> but this is not necessary.
> Then add the swap partition to your /etc/fstab file:
>
>
> # filesys     mount point       type    access                   
> dump    fsck
> # location                              + opts                   
> freq    pass
> ...
> /dev/wd1b     none              swap    sw                      0 0
> ...
>
> That should do it!
Wish is was that easy :|
Output after making partition:

partition> W
Label disk [n]? y
disklabel: ioctl DIOCWDINFO: No disk label on disk;
use "disklabel -I" to install initial label
Label not written

I tryed disklabel -I -i /dev/wd1d, but it didn't work either :|

Also, when disklabel starts up, it said:

bash-2.05b# disklabel -I -i /dev/wd1d
disklabel: Invalid signature in mbr record 0
partition>

I assume theres something wrong with the MBR record too, but i don't  
know how to fix it.


Chuck Findlay