> Andrzej P, le Wed 08 Dec 2010 21:41:16 +0000, a écrit : >> I used the default single partition setup suggested by 'partman'. >> I assume that the suggested partitioning is "correct". I was >> puzzled however that the suggested scheme includes a 2.5 GB swap >> space since the Installation Manual states "On 32-bit architectures >> (i386, m68k, 32-bit SPARC, and PowerPC), the maximum size of a swap >> partition is 2GB." [C.3. Recommended Partitioning Scheme]. Is this >> no longer true? > > On i386 it's no longer true. I'm not sure for sparc and powerpc, but > I'd tend to think the same. Porters?
On sparc there is a restriction which applies to older machines. If the disk was originally formatted on a machine with an old version of the OBP it will have a disk label which cannot support slices larger than 2Gb. If you try to create any slice (not just swap) larger than 2Gb on such a disk only the first 2Gb will be readable. This is normally only a problem if you try to put a large disk into into a very old 32 bit machine or move a disk between old and newer machines. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/a06ba1ed94e8da51693a4707c9afe60a.squir...@webmail.gradwell.com
