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From: jbayer@ispi.UUCP (Jonathan Bayer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: PACKDISK with 1 filesystem
Message-ID: <1197@ispi.UUCP>
Date: 27 Oct 89 13:09:12 GMT
References: <1194@ispi.UUCP> <5140@cps3xx.UUCP>
Organization: Intelligent Software Products, Inc.
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usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) writes:

>From article <1194@ispi.UUCP>, by jbayer@ispi.UUCP (Jonathan Bayer):
>> kory@avatar.UUCP (Kory Hamzeh) writes:
>> You run packdisk off of the boot floppy, and pack disk  /dev/hd0root.
>> It will take a bit longer if you are a little short on memory.

>I made a standard boot & root floppy and kept getting:

>kernel: WARNING: out of swap space

>Can this be safely ignored, or must I hand hack up a floppy with more


I wouldn't ignore it.

Create a special kernel which uses about 300k of disk buffers.



JB
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