Re: Using MFS for the first time

2002-09-21 Thread Oliver Fromme
Matt Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oliver Fromme wrote: > > [...] > > /dev/null /tmp mfs rw,nosuid,nodev,-s=204800,-m=0,-T=minimum 0 0 > > What is the /dev/null component in the MFS line below? I have seen the > swap slice used, but never /dev/null. For that matter, I don't eve

Re: Using MFS for the first time

2002-09-21 Thread Matt Smith
What is the /dev/null component in the MFS line below? I have seen the swap slice used, but never /dev/null. For that matter, I don't even really know what that component does -- why do I need to list a device for a RAM disk? Could someone fill in my knowledge gap? Thanks -Matt Oliver Fromme

Re: Using MFS for the first time

2002-09-21 Thread Oliver Fromme
Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, so I've been using Windows, so what?! Sure it crashes alot, and > has a serious number of fatal errors, but it compatible with an easy to > configure Ram-disk program. In a matter of seconds, i had a virtual > drive running off of my 512 mb of spare ra

Using MFS for the first time

2002-09-20 Thread Joseph
Okay, so I've been using Windows, so what?! Sure it crashes alot, and has a serious number of fatal errors, but it compatible with an easy to configure Ram-disk program. In a matter of seconds, i had a virtual drive running off of my 512 mb of spare ram. Okay, so maybe i exaggerate a little. I'm