FreeBSD 10.0 Swap File instead of Swap Partition

by | Sep 13, 2014 | FreeBSD | 1 comment

This article by WOH3 shows us how to use swap file instead of swap partition, in case one runs into overheating problems.

I recently installed and configured FreeBSD 10.0 on an old desktop so that I could learn the system. I have been surprised by how powerful it is, and I had assumed that since it was a Unix, that I would know everything about it having had a decade of experience with Linux, but I was wrong. It is still very different, and those differences are what make it a good OS. One thing that surprised me, was that you can use a Swap File (in /usr/swap0) instead of a swap partition.

For full instructions, head on over to the following link: http://woh3blog.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/freebsd-10-0-swap-file-instead-of-swap-partition/


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1 Comment

  1. solmich
    solmich on November 17, 2014 at 3:28 am

    Nice guide, however, when I tried on GhostBSD/FreeBSD 9.1, I needed to manually bind the swapfile into memory disk, i.e: mdconfig -a -t vnode -f /usr/swap0 -u 99 && swapon /dev/md99 to activate swap without rebooting….

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