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Re: Swap Brainstorm (was Re: [Rule-list] Test of 0.6.3-small - the whole
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James |
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Re: Swap Brainstorm (was Re: [Rule-list] Test of 0.6.3-small - the whole story) |
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Sun, 24 Feb 2002 22:14:31 -0800 |
On Sun, 24 Feb 2002 21:57:03 -0800
James <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Feb 2002 00:51:32 -0500
> Devon <address@hidden> wrote:
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> > On Monday 25 February 2002 12:37 am, James wrote:
> >
> > > > Don't try this anywhere near a production box, please? ;)
> > >
> > > Uh,,, the production box is about 3 feet away... far enough?
> Seriously
> > > though think it might work on that laptop I was trying out earlier?
> If
> > > so I'll bite.
> >
> > It may work. Worth a shot at any rate, no?
> > Don't forget, before you load the updates disk, switch to <vt2> and:
> > (This is for 2 disk installs)
> > mknod /dev/hdb b 3 64
> > mknod /dev/hdb1 b 3 65
> > mkswap /dev/hdb1
> > swapon /dev/hdb1
> >
> > For a single disk, I was going to try running fdisk, creating the
> > partitions, and then enabling them as above.
> > The mknod major and minor values for hda would be 3 0
> > hda1 would be 3 1
> > I haven't a clue if this will work on a single disk yet. That's a
> project
> > for tomorrow evening at this point.
> >
> > Good luck, let us know how it goes.
>
> Will do and oh yes it will be a single disk try... I can only have one
> disk in the laptop. So the bullet will be a biggie...
>
> James
>
but before I do let me make sure I'm correct.
When it asks for the update disk ctrl-alt-f2
then fdisk /dev/hda
mk partitions.
mknod /dev/hda 3 0
mknod /dev/hda1 3 1 (swap)
mknod /dev/hda2 3 2 (/boot)
mknod /dev/hda3 3 3 (/)
(simple partition table)
ctl-alt-f1
insert updates disk
continue.
Is that the procedure?
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- Re: Swap Brainstorm (was Re: [Rule-list] Test of 0.6.3-small - the whole story), James, 2002/02/25
- Re: Swap Brainstorm (was Re: [Rule-list] Test of 0.6.3-small - the whole story), Devon, 2002/02/25
- Re: Swap Brainstorm (was Re: [Rule-list] Test of 0.6.3-small - the whole story), James, 2002/02/25
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- Re: Swap Brainstorm (was Re: [Rule-list] Test of 0.6.3-small - the whole story), Devon, 2002/02/25
- Re: Swap Brainstorm (was Re: [Rule-list] Test of 0.6.3-small - the whole story), James, 2002/02/25
- Re: Swap Brainstorm (was Re: [Rule-list] Test of 0.6.3-small - the whole story), Martin Stricker, 2002/02/25
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