> Did you activate the swap partition in Debian GNU/Hurd? swapon > /dev/hdXXX should do the trick, and then you can use vmstat to see how > much you have free.
I used 'swapon -a', is that ok? It indicated that it was on. My /etc/fstab: # /etc/fstab: static file system information # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> /dev/hd1s1 / ext2 rw 1 1 /dev/hd1s2 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/hd2 /cdrom iso9660fs ro,noauto 1 1 I will 'man vmstat' and use it. > Anything about Debian GNU/Hurd is better to post to debian-hurd > really... > So noted. Trivial post anxiety! > Pine is non-free software; which is why it isn't avaiable. Mutt is a > nice client if you don't wish to use Rmail/VM/Gnus in Emacs. I get the most from Emacs, right? Web browsing, mail, news, and it is my favorite editor, so I guess I need to learn how to use it for more than editing! Trying to be brief, 'xstart' failed because my XF86Config-4 file needed to be modified for the mouse. Where do I set permission for user "ron" so he can access the xserver? I 'apt-get upgraded xfree86' via ftp. Of course many dependent packages were then upgraded as well. I was nervous. This was a pretty hefty task as far as resources, and I didn't get the "panic: zalloc":-) I don't know if it makes sense, but I am going to just carefully nibble at packages, and kind of steer clear of dselect until I understand this zone allocation and inter-process communication. I read in the archives (from about 3 years ago) that this was the result of a suspected "port leak". I saw a command for checking, but I couldn't find 'info or man' on it. How do I investigate this? Thanks an awful lot, Ron
