Re: Memory upgrade and resizing the /swap partition ...

2005-12-27 Thread Lowell Gilbert
=?windows-1252?Q?Bj=F6rn_K=F6nig?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Kiffin Gish schrieb: > > I just upgraded my laptop from 512MB to 1024MB memory. > > It is said that the /swap partition has to be at least as much as > > the maximum available memory, [...] > > This is more an ancient rule of thumb.

Re: Memory upgrade and resizing the /swap partition ...

2005-12-27 Thread Björn König
Kiffin Gish schrieb: I just upgraded my laptop from 512MB to 1024MB memory. It is said that the /swap partition has to be at least as much as the maximum available memory, [...] This is more an ancient rule of thumb. You can even have a working system without swap at all. Swap will be only u

Memory upgrade and resizing the /swap partition ...

2005-12-27 Thread Kiffin Gish
I just upgraded my laptop from 512MB to 1024MB memory. It is said that the /swap partition has to be at least as much as the maximum available memory, but my current value is still based on the old 512MB size. Can I increase the size of the existing swap partition or do I have to create a new o