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mfs without swap device



Hi pp.
    I'm trying go put in place a system that boots from a CD and is
diskless, following http://www.daemonnews.org/200106/bootable_CD.html
    but when it's booting and tries to mount the MFS partitions, it
says:
Operation not permitted.

    I must say that since I'm running diskless, I don't have any swap
device.

    My fstab looks like:
/dev/cd0c /     cd9660  ro,noatime                      0 0
swap      /dev  mfs     rw,noatime,union,-s=12000       0 0
swap      /tmp  mfs     rw,nodev,noexec,nosuid,noatime,-s=262144  0 0
swap      /var  mfs     rw,-s=262144,noatime            0 0
swap      /etc  mfs     rw,noatime,-s=131072            0 0
swap      /home mfs     rw,noatime,-s=262144            0 0

    And my rc file:
#       $OpenBSD: rc,v 1.185 2001/10/09 18:44:17 angelos Exp $

# System startup script run by init on autoboot
# or after single-user.
# Output and error are redirected to console by init,
# and the console is the controlling terminal.

# Subroutines (have to come first).

# Strip comments (and leading/trailing whitespace if IFS is set)
# from a file and spew to stdout
stripcom() {
        local _file="$1"
        local _line

        {
                while read _line ; do
                        _line=${_line%%#*}              # strip comments

                        test -z "$_line" && continue
                        echo $_line
                done
        } < $_file
}

cutword () {
# read lines on stdin, return Nth element of each line, like cut(1)
       local _a _oifs="$IFS"

       IFS=":"
       while read _a; do
               set -- $_a
               test "$1" = "" && break
               echo $1
       done
       IFS="$_oifs"
}

get_intfs () {
# read lines on stdin, return ifconfig -a lines that are interfaces.
       local _a

       while read _a; do
               set -- $_a
               test "$1" = "" && break
               case $1 in
                 lo*:) ;;
                 enc**:) ;;
                 gre**:) ;;
                 ppp**:) ;;
                 sl**:) ;;
                 tun**:) ;;
                 bridge**:) ;;
                 gif*:) ;;
                 vlan*:) ;;
                 media**:) ;;
                 status**:) ;;
                 *:) echo $1
                     ;;
               esac
       done
}

get_ifdevs() {
       # return available network devices
       /sbin/ifconfig -a | get_intfs
}

# End subroutines
stty status '^T'

# Set shell to ignore SIGINT (2), but not children;
# shell catches SIGQUIT (3) and returns to single user after fsck.
trap : 2
trap : 3        # shouldn't be needed

HOME=/; export HOME
PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
export PATH

if [ $1x = shutdownx ]; then
        dd if=/dev/urandom of=/var/db/host.random bs=1024 count=64
>/dev/null 2>
&1
        chmod 600 /var/db/host.random >/dev/null 2>&1
        if [ $? -eq 0 -a -f /etc/rc.shutdown ]; then
                echo /etc/rc.shutdown in progress...
                . /etc/rc.shutdown
                echo /etc/rc.shutdown complete.
                if [ "X${powerdown}" = X"YES" ]; then
                        exit 2
                fi
        else                echo single user: not running
/etc/rc.shutdown
        fi
        exit 0
fi

# Configure ccd devices.
if [ -f /etc/ccd.conf ]; then
        ccdconfig -C
fi

# Configure raid devices.
for dev in 0 1 2 3; do
        if [ -f /etc/raid$dev.conf ]; then
                raidctl -c /etc/raid$dev.conf raid$dev
                raidctl -v -P raid$dev
        fi
done

swapctl -A -t blk

if [ -e /fastboot ]; then
        echo "Fast boot: skipping disk checks."
elif [ $1x = autobootx ]; then
        echo "Automatic boot in progress: starting file system checks."
        fsck -p
        case $? in
        0)
                ;;
        2)
                exit 1
                ;;
        4)
                echo "Rebooting..."
                reboot
                echo "Reboot failed; help!"
                exit 1
                ;;
        8)
                echo "Automatic file system check failed; help!"
                exit 1
                ;;
        12)
                echo "Boot interrupted."
                exit 1
                ;;
        130)
                # interrupt before catcher installed
                exit 1
                ;;
        *)
                echo "Unknown error; help!"
                exit 1
                ;;
        esac
fi

trap "echo 'Boot interrupted.'; exit 1" 3

umount -a >/dev/null 2>&1
mount -a -t nonfs
# if memory file systems mounted, fix them.
if [ -f /cdboot/mfs.tgz ]; then
       tar zxpf /cdboot/mfs.tgz -C /
       echo 'Fixed up mfs from /cdboot/mfs.tgz'
fi
chmod 755 /dev /etc /var
chmod a+rwx,a+t /tmp

echo ''
echo "Check date"
date
echo 'Set date via following format'
date '+  %Y%m%d%H%M    (yyyymmddhhmm)  [if ok, press return with no
date]'
echo -n '> '
read date
if [ "$date" != "" ]; then
  date -n $date
fi
if [ ! -d /cdboot ]; then
       mount -uw /     # root on nfs requires this, others aren't hurt
       rm -f /fastboot # XXX (root now writeable)
fi

# pick up option configuration
. /etc/rc.conf

# set flags on ttys.  (do early, in case they use tty for SLIP in
netstart)
echo 'setting tty flags'
ttyflags -a

if [ "X$pf" != X"NO" ]; then
        RULES="block in all\nblock out all"
        case `sysctl vfs.mounts.nfs` in
        *[1-9]*)
                # don't kill NFS
                RULES="$RULES\npass in proto udp from any port { 111,
2049 } to
any"
                RULES="$RULES\npass out proto udp from any to any port {
111, 20
49 }"
                ;;
        esac
        echo $RULES | pfctl -R - -e
fi

if [ -f /etc/sysctl.conf ]; then
(
        # delete comments and blank lines
        set -- `stripcom /etc/sysctl.conf`
        while [ $# -ge 1 ] ; do
                sysctl -w $1
                shift
        done
)
fi


if [ -f /etc/hostname.dhcp ]; then
       _IFS=`get_ifdevs`
       _IFS=`echo "$_IFS" | cutword`
# only do the first interface (dhclient doesn't work for more than one).

       set -- $_IFS
       rm -f /etc/hostname.$1
       echo "ln -s /etc/hostname.dhcp /etc/hostname.$1"
       ln -s /etc/hostname.dhcp /etc/hostname.$1
fi

# set hostname, turn on network
echo 'starting network'
. /etc/netstart

if [ ! -d /cdboot ]; then
       mount /usr >/dev/null 2>&1
       mount /var >/dev/null 2>&1
fi

if [ "X$pf" != X"NO" ]; then
        if [ -f ${nat_rules} ]; then
                pfctl -N ${nat_rules}
        fi
        if [ -f ${pf_rules} ]; then
                pfctl -R ${pf_rules}
        fi
fi

# if there's no /var/db/host.random, make one through /dev/urandom
if [ ! -f /var/db/host.random ]; then
        dd if=/dev/urandom of=/var/db/host.random bs=1024 count=64 \
                >/dev/null 2>&1
        chmod 600 /var/db/host.random >/dev/null 2>&1
else
        dd if=/var/db/host.random of=/dev/urandom bs=1024 count=64 \
            > /dev/null 2>&1
        dd if=/var/db/host.random of=/dev/arandom bs=1024 count=64 \
            > /dev/null 2>&1
fi

# reset seed file, so that if a shutdown-less reboot occurs,
# the next seed is not a repeat
dd if=/dev/urandom of=/var/db/host.random bs=1024 count=64 \
    > /dev/null 2>&1

# clean up left-over files

rm -f /etc/nologin
rm -f /var/spool/lock/LCK.*
rm -f /var/spool/uucp/STST/*
(cd /var/run && { rm -rf -- *; install -c -m 664 -g utmp /dev/null utmp;
})

# save a copy of the boot messages
dmesg >/var/run/dmesg.boot

echo 'starting system logger'
rm -f /dev/log
if [ "X${named_flags}" != X"NO" -a "X${named_chroot}" != "X" ]; then
        rm -f ${named_chroot}/dev/log
        syslogd_flags="${syslogd_flags} -a ${named_chroot}/dev/log"
fi
syslogd ${syslogd_flags}

if [ "X$pf" != X"NO" ]; then
        ifconfig pflog0 up
        pflogd ${pflogd_flags}
fi

# $named_flags, $named_user, and $named_chroot are imported from
/etc/rc.conf;
# if $named_flags != NO, named is run.
if [ "X${named_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
        if [ "X${named_user}" != "X" -a "X${named_user}" != X"root" ];
then
                named_flags="-u ${named_user} ${named_flags}"
        fi
        if [ "X${named_chroot}" != "X" ]; then
                if [ ! -c "${named_chroot}/dev/null" ]; then
                        ( cd /dev ; pax -rw -pe null ${named_chroot}/dev
)
                fi
                if [ -f /etc/localtime -a -d "${named_chroot}/etc" ];
then
                        cmp -s /etc/localtime
"${named_chroot}/etc/localtime" \
                        || cp -p /etc/localtime
"${named_chroot}/etc/localtime"
                fi
                named_flags="-t ${named_chroot} ${named_flags}"
        fi
        echo 'starting named';          named $named_flags
fi

# $photurisd_flags is imported from /etc/rc.conf;
# If $photurisd_flags == NO or /etc/photuris/photuris.conf doesn't
exist, then
# photurisd isn't run.
if [ "X${photurisd_flags}" != X"NO" -a -e /etc/photuris/photuris.conf ];
then
        echo 'starting photurisd';      photurisd ${photurisd_flags}
fi

# $isakmpd_flags is imported from /etc/rc.conf;
# If $isakmpd_flags == NO or /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.policy doesn't exist,
then
# isakmpd isn't run.
if [ "X${isakmpd_flags}" != X"NO" -a -e /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.policy ];
then
        echo 'starting isakmpd';        isakmpd ${isakmpd_flags}
fi

echo -n 'starting rpc daemons:'

# $portmap is imported from /etc/rc.conf;
# if $portmap == YES, the portmapper is started.
if [ X"${portmap}" = X"YES" ]; then
        echo -n ' portmap';             portmap
fi

if [ -d /var/yp/binding -a X`domainname` != X ]; then
        if [ -d /var/yp/`domainname` ]; then
                # yp server capabilities needed...
                echo -n ' ypserv';              ypserv ${ypserv_flags}
                #echo -n ' ypxfrd';             ypxfrd
        fi

        echo -n ' ypbind';              ypbind

        if [ -d /var/yp/`domainname` ]; then
                # if we are the master server, run rpc.yppasswdd
                _host1=`ypwhich -m passwd 2> /dev/null`
                _host2=`hostname`
                if [ `grep '^lookup' /etc/resolv.conf | grep yp | wc -c`
-ne 0 ]
; then
                        _host1=`ypmatch $_host1 hosts | cut -d' ' -f2`
                        _host2=`ypmatch $_host2 hosts | cut -d' ' -f2 |
head -1`
                else
                        _host1=`nslookup $_host1 | grep '^Name: ' | \
                            sed -e 's/^Name:    //'`
                        _host2=`nslookup $_host2 | grep '^Name: ' | \
                            sed -e 's/^Name:    //'`
                fi
                if [ "$_host2" = "$_host1" ]; then
                        echo -n ' rpc.yppasswdd'
                        rpc.yppasswdd ${yppasswdd_flags}
                fi
        fi
fi

# $nfs_server is imported from /etc/rc.conf;
# if $nfs_server == YES, the machine is setup for being an nfs server
if [ X${nfs_server} = X"YES" -a -s /etc/exports -a \
    `sed -e '/^#/d' < /etc/exports | wc -l` -ne 0 ]; then
        rm -f /var/db/mountdtab
        echo -n > /var/db/mountdtab
        echo -n ' mountd';              mountd
        echo -n ' nfsd';                nfsd ${nfsd_flags}
        if [ X${lockd} = X"YES" ]; then
                echo -n ' rpc.lockd';   rpc.lockd
        fi
fi

if [ X${amd} = X"YES" -a -e ${amd_master} ]; then
        echo -n ' amd'
        (cd /etc/amd; amd -l syslog -x error,noinfo,nostats -p \
            -a ${amd_dir} `cat ${amd_master}` > /var/run/amd.pid )
fi

# run rdate before timed
if [ X"${rdate_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
        echo -n ' rdate';     rdate -s ${rdate_flags}
fi

# $timed_flags is imported from /etc/rc.conf;
# if $timed_flags == NO, timed isn't run.
if [ "X${timed_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
        echo -n ' timed'; timed $timed_flags
fi
echo '.'

mount -a -t nfs

swapctl -A -t noblk

# /var/crash should be a directory or a symbolic link
# to the crash directory if core dumps are to be saved.
if [ -d /var/crash ]; then
        savecore /var/crash
fi

if [ "X${afs}" = X"YES" -a -c ${afs_device} -a -d ${afs_mount_point} ];
then
        echo -n 'mounting afs:'
        mount -t xfs ${afs_device} ${afs_mount_point}
        /usr/libexec/afsd ${afsd_flags} -d ${afs_device}
        echo ' done.'
fi

if [ "X${check_quotas}" = X"YES" ]; then
        echo -n 'checking quotas:'
        quotacheck -a
        echo ' done.'
        quotaon -a
fi

# build ps databases
echo -n 'building ps databases:'
echo -n " kvm"
kvm_mkdb
echo -n " dev"
dev_mkdb
echo "."

chmod 666 /dev/tty[pqrstuvwxyzPQRST]*
chown root.wheel /dev/tty[pqrstuvwxyzPQRST]*

# check the password temp/lock file
if [ -f /etc/ptmp ]; then
        logger -s -p auth.err \
        'password file may be incorrect -- /etc/ptmp exists'
fi

echo clearing /tmp

# prune quickly with one rm, then use find to clean up /tmp/[lq]*
# (not needed with mfs /tmp, but doesn't hurt there...)
(cd /tmp && rm -rf [a-km-pr-zA-Z]* &&
    find . ! -name . ! -name lost+found ! -name quota.user \
        ! -name quota.group -execdir rm -rf -- {} \; -type d -prune)

[ -f /etc/rc.securelevel ] && . /etc/rc.securelevel
if [ X${securelevel} != X"" ]; then
        echo -n 'setting kernel security level: '
        sysctl -w kern.securelevel=${securelevel}
fi

# patch /etc/motd
if [ ! -f /etc/motd ]; then
        install -c -o root -g wheel -m 664 /dev/null /etc/motd
fi
T=`mktemp /tmp/_motd.XXXXXXXXXX`
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
        sysctl -n kern.version | sed 1q > $T
        echo "" >> $T
        sed '1,/^$/d' < /etc/motd >> $T
        cmp -s $T /etc/motd || cp $T /etc/motd
        rm -f $T
fi

if [ -x /usr/libexec/vi.recover ]; then
        echo 'preserving editor files'; /usr/libexec/vi.recover
fi

if [ -f /var/account/acct ]; then
        echo 'turning on accounting';   accton /var/account/acct
fi

if [ -f /sbin/ldconfig ]; then
        echo 'creating runtime link editor directory cache.'
        if [ -d /usr/local/lib ]; then
                shlib_dirs="/usr/local/lib $shlib_dirs"
        fi
        if [ -d /usr/X11R6/lib ]; then
                shlib_dirs="/usr/X11R6/lib $shlib_dirs"
        fi
        ldconfig $shlib_dirs
fi

if [ ! -f /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key ]; then
        echo -n "ssh-keygen: generating new DSA host key... "
        if /usr/bin/ssh-keygen -q -t dsa -f /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key -N '';
then
                echo done.
        else
                echo failed.
        fi
fi
if [ ! -f /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key ]; then
        echo -n "ssh-keygen: generating new RSA host key... "
        if /usr/bin/ssh-keygen -q -t rsa -f /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key -N '';
then
                echo done.
        else
                echo failed.
        fi
fi
if [ ! -f /etc/ssh_host_key ]; then
        echo -n "ssh-keygen: generating new RSA host key... "
        if /usr/bin/ssh-keygen -q -t rsa1 -f /etc/ssh_host_key -N '';
then
                echo done.
        else
                echo failed.
        fi
fi

echo -n starting network daemons:

# $gated and $routed_flags are imported from /etc/rc.conf.
# If $gated == YES, gated is used; otherwise routed.
# If $routed_flags == NO, routed isn't run.
if [ X${gated} = X"YES" -a -e /etc/gated.conf ]; then
        echo -n ' gated';               /usr/local/sbin/gated
$gated_flags
elif [ "X${routed_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
        echo -n ' routed';              routed $routed_flags
fi

# $mrouted_flags is imported from /etc/rc.conf;
# If $mrouted_flags == NO, then mrouted isn't run.
if [ "X${mrouted_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
        echo -n ' mrouted';             mrouted $mrouted_flags
fi

# $altqd_flags is imported from /etc/rc.conf;
# If $altqd_flags == NO, then altqd isn't run.
if [ "X${altqd_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
        echo -n ' altqd';               altqd $altqd_flags
fi

# $dhcpd_flags is imported from /etc/rc.conf
# If $dhcpd_flags == NO or /etc/dhcpd.conf doesn't exist, then dhcpd
isn't run.
if [ "X${dhcpd_flags}" != X"NO" -a -f /etc/dhcpd.conf ]; then
        touch /var/db/dhcpd.leases
        if [ -f /etc/dhcpd.interfaces ]; then
                dhcpd_ifs=`awk -F\# '{ print $1; }' <
/etc/dhcpd.interfaces`
        fi
        echo -n ' dhcpd';       /usr/sbin/dhcpd ${dhcpd_flags}
${dhcpd_ifs}
fi

if ifconfig lo0 inet6 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
        fw=`sysctl -n net.inet6.ip6.forwarding`
        if [ "X${fw}" == X"0" ]; then
                # $rtsold_flags is imported from /etc/rc.conf;
                # If $rtsold_flags == NO, then rtsold isn't run.
                if [ "X${rtsold_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
                        echo -n ' rtsold'
                        /usr/sbin/rtsold ${rtsold_flags}
                fi
        else
                # $route6d_flags is imported from /etc/rc.conf;
                # If $route6d_flags == NO, then route6d isn't run.
                if [ "X${route6d_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
                        echo -n ' route6d'
                        /usr/sbin/route6d ${route6d_flags}
                fi
                # $rtadvd_flags is imported from /etc/rc.conf;
                # If $rtadvd_flags == NO, then rtadvd isn't run.
                if [ "X${rtadvd_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
                        echo -n ' rtadvd'
                        /usr/sbin/rtadvd ${rtadvd_flags}
                fi
        fi
fi

# $rwhod is imported from /etc/rc.conf;
# if $rwhod == YES, rwhod is run.
if [ X${rwhod} = X"YES" ]; then
        echo -n ' rwhod';               rwhod
fi


if [ X${lpd_flags} != X"NO" ]; then
        echo -n ' printer';             lpd ${lpd_flags}
fi

# $sendmail_flags is imported from /etc/rc.conf;
# If $sendmail_flags == NO or /etc/mailer.conf doesn't exist, then
# sendmail isn't run.  We call sendmail with a full path so that
# SIGHUP works.  Note that /usr/sbin/sendmail may actually call a
# mailer other than sendmail, depending on /etc/mailer.conf.
if [ "X${sendmail_flags}" != X"NO" -a -s /etc/mailer.conf ]; then
        echo -n ' sendmail';            ( /usr/sbin/sendmail
${sendmail_flags} >
/dev/null 2>&1 & )
fi

if [ "X${httpd_flags}" != X"NO"  ]; then
        # Clean up left-over httpd locks
        rm -f /var/www/logs/{ssl_mutex,httpd.lock,accept.lock}.*
        echo -n ' httpd';               /usr/sbin/httpd ${httpd_flags}
fi

if [ "X${ftpd_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
        echo -n ' ftpd';                /usr/libexec/ftpd ${ftpd_flags}
fi

if [ "X${identd_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
        echo -n ' identd';              /usr/libexec/identd
${identd_flags}
fi

# $smtpfwdd_flags is imported from /etc/rc.conf;
# If $smtpfwdd_flags == NO, smtpfwdd isn't run.
if [ "X${smtpfwdd_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
        echo -n ' smtpfwdd';    /usr/libexec/smtpfwdd ${smtpfwdd_flags}
fi


if [ X${inetd} = X"YES" -a -e /etc/inetd.conf ]; then
        echo -n ' inetd';               inetd
fi

# $rarpd_flags is imported from /etc/rc.conf;
# If $rarpd_flags == NO or /etc/ethers doesn't exist, then
# rarpd isn't run.
if [ "X${rarpd_flags}" != X"NO" -a -s /etc/ethers ]; then
        echo -n ' rarpd';               rarpd ${rarpd_flags}
fi

# $bootparamd_flags is imported from /etc/rc.conf;
# If $bootparamd_flags == NO or /etc/bootparams doesn't exist, then
# bootparamd isn't run.
if [ "X${bootparamd_flags}" != X"NO" -a -s /etc/bootparams ]; then
        echo -n ' rpc.bootparamd';      rpc.bootparamd
${bootparamd_flags}
fi

# $rbootd_flags is imported from /etc/rc.conf;
# If $rbootd_flags == NO or /etc/rbootd.conf doesn't exist, then
# rbootd isn't run.
if [ "X${rbootd_flags}" != X"NO" -a -s /etc/rbootd.conf ]; then
        echo -n ' rbootd';              rbootd ${rbootd_flags}
fi

# $mopd_flags is imported from /etc/rc.conf;
# If $mopd_flags == NO or /tftpboot/mop doesn't exist, then
# mopd isn't run.
if [ "X${mopd_flags}" != X"NO" -a -d /tftpboot/mop ]; then
        echo -n ' mopd';                mopd ${mopd_flags}
fi

if [ X"${sshd_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
        /usr/sbin/sshd ${sshd_flags};   echo -n ' sshd'
fi

echo '.'

if [ -f /etc/wsconsctl.conf ]; then
(
        # delete comments and blank lines
        set -- `stripcom /etc/wsconsctl.conf`
        while [ $# -ge 1 ] ; do
                wsconsctl -w $1
                shift
        done
)
fi

if [ -f /sbin/kbd -a -f /etc/kbdtype ]; then
        kbd `cat /etc/kbdtype`
fi

# KerberosIV runs ONLY on the KDC servers
# Kadmin runs only on the master server
if [ X${krb4_master_kdc} = X"YES" ]; then
        echo 'KerberosIV KDC'
        /usr/libexec/kerberos >> /var/log/kerberos.log &
        /usr/libexec/kadmind -n >> /var/log/kadmind.log &
fi

# Kpropd runs only on Kerberos slave servers
if [ X${krb4_slave_kdc} = X"YES" ]; then
        echo 'kerberos slave server'
        /usr/libexec/kerberos -s >> /var/log/kerberos.log &
        /usr/libexec/kpropd -i &
fi

# KerberosV master KDC
if [ X${krb5_master_kdc} = X"YES" ]; then
        echo 'KerberosV master KDC'
        /usr/libexec/kdc &
        /usr/libexec/kadmind &
        /usr/libexec/kpasswdd &
fi

# KerberosV slave KDC
if [ X${krb5_slave_kdc} = X"YES" ]; then
        echo 'KerberosV slave KDC'
        /usr/libexec/kdc &
        # Remember to enable hpropd in inetd.conf
fi

[ -f /etc/rc.local ] && . /etc/rc.local

echo -n standard daemons:

# $apmd_flags is imported from /etc/rc.conf;
# don't run daemon if $apmd_flags == NO or /usr/sbin/apmd doesn't exist
if [ "X${apmd_flags}" != X"NO" -a -x /usr/sbin/apmd ]; then
        echo -n ' apmd';        /usr/sbin/apmd ${apmd_flags}
fi

if [ -x /usr/sbin/screenblank ]; then
        echo -n ' screenblank'; /usr/sbin/screenblank
fi

echo -n ' cron';                cron

echo '.'

date

if [ "X${wsmoused_flags}" != X"NO" -a -x /usr/sbin/wsmoused ]; then
        echo 'starting wsmoused...';    /usr/sbin/wsmoused
${wsmoused_flags}
fi

# Alternatively, on some architectures, xdm may be started in /etc/ttys.

if [ "X${xdm_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
        echo 'starting xdm...';         /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm ${xdm_flags}
fi

exit 0

    Since every example I could find on the archives used a swap device,
I wonder, is it necessary? How could I circunvent it?

    []'s,
    RCT.

P.S.: if you need a dmesg, I can send you, no problem, though I think
maybe it's not necessary.

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