-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
> Hello People, > > Following�is�my�concern, > > - ------------------- > laptop:~# fdisk -l /dev/hda > > Disk /dev/hda: 30.0 GB, 30005821440 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3648 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device�Boot������Start���������End������Blocks���Id��System > /dev/hda1���������������1����������18������144553+��83��Linux > /dev/hda2���*����������19���������444�����3421845����b��W95�FAT32 > /dev/hda3�������������445��������3648����25736130����5��Extended > /dev/hda5�������������445���������507������506016���82��Linux�swap > /dev/hda6�������������508��������1966����11719386���83��Linux > /dev/hda7������������2514��������3648�����9116856���83��Linux > /dev/hda8������������2159��������2513�����2851506���83��Linux > /dev/hda9������������1967��������2158�����1542208+��82��Linux�swap > > Partition table entries are not in disk order > laptop:~# > - -------------------- > > Is this something to worry about? I just modified my partition table using > parted to make a new swap partition. Previously / was /dev/hda8 and now > it's /dev/hda7. Everything is working fine for me. > > Just the message, "Partition table entries are not in disk order". > Is it something to worry about? Will it slowly damage my disk? So here I am with being able to solve the problem. Following is the procedure: fdisk /dev/hda x - Enter to expert mode f - Fix the partition order. w - Commit changes. Modify the /etc/fstab and /boot/grub/menu.lst files accordingly. I'm done and everything is shown perfect. Now my questions, I did all this to solve the occasional hibernation problem that I faced which I suspected to be because of less swap space (My physical RAM is 768 and my swap was 512). How many read/write heads does an IDE disk have (Eg a 30GB IDE Disk) ? Does having multiple swaps on one single disk enhance/degrade the performance ? Should I merge the two swaps to one single swap ? TIA, rrs - -- Ritesh Raj Sarraf RESEARCHUT -- http://www.researchut.com Gnupg Key ID: 04F130BC "Stealing logic from one person is plagiarism, stealing from many is research". -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCPcaZ4Rhi6gTxMLwRAlXzAJ9J3iCCJLb2G6/Hu2tdkhUs5ejwtwCdEp8J R7bmipPjOwBitnTWlmuLtMI= =Sx9V -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
