On Sun, 24 Feb 2002 13:26:30 -0800 (PST) Charles Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm about to install sid, using unoffical iso's, on a > machine w/ 384MB of RAM. Old rule of thumb was > 2*RAM-SIZE = SWAP-SIZE . Do I really need 768MB of > swap space?!?!?! Plus, since the install uses 2.2.20 > kernel, will it be able to handle a swap space larger > than 128MB? The traditional method (before swap could be larger than 128MB), was to make lots of 128MB swap partitions. In your case, 3. -- +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://ronandheather.dhs.org:81 | | | | 484,246 sq mi are needed for 6 billion people to live, 4 ! ! persons per lot, in lots that are 60'x150'. | ! That is ~ California, Texas and Missouri. ! ! Alternatively, France, Spain and The United Kingdom. | +------------------------------------------------------------+
