-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Chris Jones wrote: > I am rather impressed with the ReadyBoost technology that has been > implemented into Windows Vista. And providing you get an appropriate and > compatible memory stick to make good use of the technology, it actually > works. > > Are there currently any plans to develop a similar technology for Linux? > Or to be more specific, Ubuntu? >
Linux has been able to do this for ages, but it has been considered a bad idea, because it wears the memory sticks flash. In theory all it takes is: 1. # mkswap /dev/sdX (where sdX is your memory stick) 2. Edit your fstab to say: /dev/sdX none swap sw,pri=2 0 0 UUID=stuff none swap sw,pri=1 0 0 instead of UUID=stuff none swap sw 0 0 3. # swapon -a If it is really the case that newer memory sticks (or the ones specially made for ReadyBoost) don't wear fast from doing this it might be worth to implement a GUI that makes doing this easier. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGTsjk0JXcdjR+9YQRAn2GAKCMyHtnU0hP/5dyaFOYlM47WEK20wCZAQTM I74SH8IV6bKG8Luw1znSbqw= =VQ5D -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
