On Sat, 27 Apr 2002 19:44:22 -0700 (PDT) "Paul 'Baloo' Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Please turn your word wrap on. > > On Sat, 27 Apr 2002, Soul Computer wrote: > > > I remember that Linux can use a partition for virtual memory. Well > > ... I want to upgrade my computer by adding an 80GB HDD and making it > > the boot disc. The second (original HDD will then be delegated to > > some other use. It is 1.2GB. I was wondering if Linux could co-opt > > this second HDD en lieu of the Virtual Memory Partition, and, if so, > > how would I tell it to do so? > > Partition the 1.2 as a Linux swap partition, edit /etc/fstab to point to > there for a swap. Shouldn't he be using the bigger disk for swap? A 1.2 GB drive is likely to be slower (older=slower). > Anybody know an easy way to losslessly repartition ext3 to fill the void > after removing an old swap partition? I don't know if it's easy (or safe), but shouldn't GNU parted do the trick? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
