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  • From: qwms-avib AT dea.spamcon.org
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] Swapon
  • Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 09:19:55 +0000

James Miller wrote:
>
> From the command line, type "pico /etc/fstab." That
> will open and editor that shows you the contents of your
> /etc/fstab file. If you don't have an entry like
> ------------------------------------------
> /dev/hdxx swap swap defaults 0 0
> ------------------------------------------

That is the way to activate the swap partition automatically
(at system startup). However, before you do this, you should
make sure that the swap partition actually works.
----------------
swapon /dev/hdxx
----------------
If that doesn't activate the swap partition, there is no
point putting it in /etc/stab.

Cheers,
Steven





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