"Format" it with mkswap (not exactly a format, but close enough).
To use it, change the entry for swap in /etc/fstab to point to the right
partition. Then run swapon.
At 08:25 PM 7/26/00 -0700, Jon Dowd wrote:
>Hello,
>I run RedHat 6.2 and have added a new hard drive. I have also added and
>changed some partitions.
>The swap partition during install was hda4. It has been deleted.
>I used fdisk and added a new swap partition (type 82) hdc3.
>During boot-up, swapon fails.
>How do I format the new swap partition and how do I get it to be activated at
>boot-up?
>Thanks,
>Jon Dowd
>
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