"W. D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > At 03:39 9/5/2004, Markie wrote: > >|----- Original Message ----- > >|From: "W. D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >|To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >|Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 7:36 AM > >|Subject: Swap file errors on 4 GB drive. > >| > > > >|Hi folks, > >| > > > >Hi > > > >|I tried to install FreeBSD 4.9 on a computer with > >|a 4 GB drive, but it killed the kernel when it > >|got a swap file error. > >| > > > >I have it installed on a 4GB drive. > > > >|I put in an 8 GB drive an everything went smoothly. > >| > > > >Perhaps your 4GB drive had bad sectors? > > Well, it tested fine with Hitachi's drive fitness test: > http://www.HitachiGST.com/hdd/support/download.htm > > What other ways are there to test drives?
That would usually be pretty definitive. What *was* the error you got from the FreeBSD install? _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
