On Friday June 15 2001 12:07, Alexander Skwar wrote:
> Hello.
>
> When installing a new system, the user can elect any size he wishes for the
> SWAP partition(s).
>
> I do not think this is a good idea, even not in expert mode.
>
> Reading the kernel mailing list, it's clearly stated that the swap space
> *MUST* be 2x the amount of RAM installed (ie. 256 MB RAM -> 512 MB SWAP).
>
> It's mentioned here: http://kt.zork.net/kernel-traffic/latest.html#9
>
> Could this be changed?
>
> Alexander Skwar
Well, that's not what that posting says to me. Alan Cox's posting at the
bottom refers to the fact that one needs _at_ _least_ 2x RAM in swap.
Dave Fluri
North Bay, Ontario Canada
