Add an entry for adding `vn' swap.
Submitted by: Werner Griessl (quoted in Usenet)
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<title>Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X
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<author>The FreeBSD FAQ Team, <tt/FAQ@FreeBSD.ORG/
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<date> $Id: freebsd-faq.sgml,v 1.37 1996/02/28 20:08:48 jfieber Exp $
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<date> $Id: freebsd-faq.sgml,v 1.38 1996/03/05 23:48:02 joerg Exp $
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<abstract>
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This is the FAQ for FreeBSD systems version 2.X All entries are
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assumed to be relevant to FreeBSD 2.0.5+, unless otherwise noted.
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The actual amount of dirty pages that you can have in core at
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once is not reduced; the clean pages are displaced as necessary.
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<sect1>
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<heading>How can I add more swap space?</heading>
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<p>(by Werner Griessl)
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<p>Here is an example for 64Mb vn-swap (<tt>/usr/swap0</tt>)
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<p>
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<enum>
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<item>
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create a vn-device
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<verb>
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cd /dev; sh ./MAKEDEV vn0
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</verb>
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<item>
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create a swapfile (<tt>/usr/swap0</tt>)
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<verb>
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dd if=/dev/zero of=/usr/swap0 bs=1024k count=64
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</verb>
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<item>
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put into /etc/rc.local the line
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<verb>
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vnconfig -ce /dev/vn0c /usr/swap0 swap
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</verb>
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<item>
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reboot the machine
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</enum>
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<p>
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You must also have a kernel with the line
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<verb>
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pseudo-device vn #Vnode driver (turns a file into a device)
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</verb>
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in your config-file.
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</sect1>
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<sect1>
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<heading>Hey! Chmod doesn't change the file permissions of symlinked files! What's going on?</heading>
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<p>
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