config question

config question

[Kirk Wood]

Ok, can someone point me to what document to look on when trying to
configure the swap partitions? The reason I ask is that I have a swap
partition on each of two drives but only one is active. I don't know how
to make the other active as well. I don't need the answer as much as where
to look. Thanks.


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Re: config question

[Kirk Reiser]

Kirk Wood <cpt.kirk@1tree.net> writes:

> Ok, can someone point me to what document to look on when trying to
> configure the swap partitions? The reason I ask is that I have a swap
> partition on each of two drives but only one is active. I don't know how
> to make the other active as well. I don't need the answer as much as where
> to look. Thanks.

man swapon

  Kirk

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Re: config question

[Charles Hallenbeck]

Kirk -

Start with "man fstab"

Chuck

On Wed, 18 Oct 2000, Kirk Wood wrote:

> Ok, can someone point me to what document to look on when trying to
> configure the swap partitions? The reason I ask is that I have a swap
> partition on each of two drives but only one is active. I don't know how
> to make the other active as well. I don't need the answer as much as where
> to look. Thanks.
> 
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Re: config question

[Kirk Wood]

I wanted to thank Chuck and Kirk for their responses. Kirk's suggestion
was right on and now I have both swap partitions active. Didn't take long
at all.


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Re: config question

[Victor Tsaran]

Kir, I do not think you can have more than one swap partition. Am I wrong?
Vic

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirk Wood" <cpt.kirk@1tree.net>
To: "Speakup List" <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 12:16 PM
Subject: config question


> Ok, can someone point me to what document to look on when trying to
> configure the swap partitions? The reason I ask is that I have a swap
> partition on each of two drives but only one is active. I don't know how
> to make the other active as well. I don't need the answer as much as where
> to look. Thanks.
>
>
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> Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net
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Re: config question

[Victor Tsaran]

Kirk, why would you want to have two swap partitions?
Vic

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirk Wood" <cpt.kirk@1tree.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: config question


> I wanted to thank Chuck and Kirk for their responses. Kirk's suggestion
> was right on and now I have both swap partitions active. Didn't take long
> at all.
>
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Re: config question

[Kirk Wood]

Actually, you can have one swap partition per physical disk. The amount
used is a function of how much memory you have with a max of 128MB per
partition. (Meaning that a swap partition larger the 128MB is wasted
space.) By activating the swap on more then one drive, you get a
performance increase. (Actually any disk operation split accross more then
one drive is typically faster.)


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Re: config question

[Geoff Shang]

On Sat, 21 Oct 2000, Victor Tsaran wrote:

> Kirk, why would you want to have two swap partitions?

Why not?  All depends how much you want and how much space you have and
where it is.

Geoff.


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Re: config question

[Charles Hallenbeck]

Hi Vic.
On Sat, 21 Oct 2000, Victor Tsaran wrote:

> Kir, I do not think you can have more than one swap partition. Am I wrong?
Yes. I am using two, each one is 128 megs.
Chuck.

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