Comments on: Enable swap http://computingplugs.com/wp/?p=51 leaner, greener computing Thu, 23 May 2013 00:17:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Kenny http://computingplugs.com/wp/?p=51&cpage=1#comment-230 Kenny Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:30:21 +0000 http://computingplugs.com/wp/?p=51#comment-230 I don't think there is a way to force Linux to use swap. Seeing that free gives you the correct swap size, I'm pretty sure it'll use it when you run out of real memory. If you haven't already, install X and VNC, that'll guarantee the Sheeva Plug will use swap. :D I don’t think there is a way to force Linux to use swap. Seeing that free gives you the correct swap size, I’m pretty sure it’ll use it when you run out of real memory. If you haven’t already, install X and VNC, that’ll guarantee the Sheeva Plug will use swap. :D

]]> By: TJeh http://computingplugs.com/wp/?p=51&cpage=1#comment-225 TJeh Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:40:03 +0000 http://computingplugs.com/wp/?p=51#comment-225 <p>Hi love your summary :)</p> <p>I have a 16GB SD card with 2 Partitions. The second partition is a swap partition type 82.</p> <p>It is listes under "top" but it never gets used !? Is there any way of forcing the Sheeva to use it?</p> <p>my fstab:</p> <p>/dev/mmcblk0p2 none swap sw 0 0</p> <p>my free:</p> <p>Mem: 513752k total, 203164k used, 310588k free, 6544k buffers</p> <p>Swap: 1005528k total, 0k used, 1005528k free, 167076k cached</p> <p>my fdisk:</p> <p>Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 16.0 GB, 16062087168 bytes</p> <p>4 heads, 16 sectors/track, 490176 cylinders</p> <p>Units = cylinders of 64 * 512 = 32768 bytes</p> <p>Disk identifier: 0x15fe73a8</p> <p>Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System</p> <p>/dev/mmcblk0p1 1 458753 14680095+ 83 Linux</p> <p>/dev/mmcblk0p2 458754 490176 1005536 82 Linux swap / Solaris</p> Hi love your summary :)

I have a 16GB SD card with 2 Partitions. The second partition is a swap partition type 82.

It is listes under “top” but it never gets used !? Is there any way of forcing the Sheeva to use it?

my fstab:

/dev/mmcblk0p2 none swap sw 0 0

my free:

Mem: 513752k total, 203164k used, 310588k free, 6544k buffers

Swap: 1005528k total, 0k used, 1005528k free, 167076k cached

my fdisk:

Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 16.0 GB, 16062087168 bytes

4 heads, 16 sectors/track, 490176 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 64 * 512 = 32768 bytes

Disk identifier: 0×15fe73a8

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/mmcblk0p1 1 458753 14680095+ 83 Linux

/dev/mmcblk0p2 458754 490176 1005536 82 Linux swap / Solaris

]]> By: Kenny http://computingplugs.com/wp/?p=51&cpage=1#comment-184 Kenny Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:27:11 +0000 http://computingplugs.com/wp/?p=51#comment-184 I don't see why not, its just a mount point like everything else.... I don’t see why not, its just a mount point like everything else….

]]> By: denim http://computingplugs.com/wp/?p=51&cpage=1#comment-182 denim Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:49:02 +0000 http://computingplugs.com/wp/?p=51#comment-182 > I got it to work by creating the file /swapfile, works now. will this be mounted too by using /ets/fstab ? > I got it to work by creating the file /swapfile, works now.

will this be mounted too by using /ets/fstab ?

]]> By: Kenny http://computingplugs.com/wp/?p=51&cpage=1#comment-162 Kenny Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:27:52 +0000 http://computingplugs.com/wp/?p=51#comment-162 hmmm... Good to know, thanks. hmmm… Good to know, thanks.

]]> By: Jason http://computingplugs.com/wp/?p=51&cpage=1#comment-159 Jason Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:44:31 +0000 http://computingplugs.com/wp/?p=51#comment-159 This didn't work for me when I tried to create the swapfile under /dev/swapfile, gave error invalid argument when entering "swapon /dev/swapfile", I got it to work by creating the file /swapfile, works now. This didn’t work for me when I tried to create the swapfile under /dev/swapfile, gave error invalid argument when entering “swapon /dev/swapfile”, I got it to work by creating the file /swapfile, works now.

]]> By: Kenny http://computingplugs.com/wp/?p=51&cpage=1#comment-22 Kenny Tue, 19 May 2009 01:46:13 +0000 http://computingplugs.com/wp/?p=51#comment-22 Please keep comments clean and constructive. Inappropriate comments will be removed. Thank you. Please keep comments clean and constructive. Inappropriate comments will be removed. Thank you.

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