> -----Original Message----- > From: Kent West [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 1:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: What's the command to create swap in hurd > > > Alfred M. Szmidt wrote: > > > Of course this is assuming you created a swap partition and > > initilized it? (I think) > > > >Nope, swapon doesn't care where it is going to swap to, but you can > >also share it with GNU/Linux, but then you have to use > mkswapfs on the > >file/device. > > > > > > > > So you're saying there's a "mkswapfs" command in the hurd? I > reckon it's > not yet installed then, as "locate" (after running > "updatedb") doesn't > find it. So I need to get my networking fixed, then I should > be able to > "apt-get install mkswapfs" (or whatever package it's in) and > initialize > my swap partition? > > -- > Kent
Not that I know of. I think what Alfred was trying to say is that if you wish to share swap space on Linux then you would have to run mkswapfs under Linux. I don't know Knoppix, doesn't it's installation routine have an option for initializing a swap partition? Barry deFreese Technology Services Manager Nike Team Sports (949)-616-4005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- "Technology doesn't make you less stupid; it just makes you stupid faster." Jerry Gregoire - Former CIO at Dell
