Glenn Williams wrote:
>
> Hi, Group:
>
> I followed the advice of several list members (thanks) but the result
> was disappointing. A synopsis of what I've done appears below?
>
> ===================================================
> /dev/hda2 /data1 auto noauto,user 0 0
> /dev/hda5 /data2 auto noauto,user 0 0
> /dev/hdb2 /data3 auto noauto,user 0 0
> devpts /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0
> /dev/fd0 /floppy auto noauto,user 0 0
> proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
> /dev/hda1 /windows/C vfat noauto,user 0 0
> /dev/hdb5 swap swap defaults 0 0
>
> root@linux:/home/gaw > root@linux:/home/gaw > free total
> used free shared buffers cached Mem: 61800
> 59580 2220 0 3368 28048 -/+
> buffers/cache: 28164 33636 Swap: 0 0 0
>
> root@linux:/home/gaw > swapon /dev/hdb5 swapon: /dev/hdb5: Invalid
> argument
>
> root@linux:/home/gaw > swapon -a swapon: /dev/hdb5: Invalid argument
>
> root@linux:/home/gaw > swapon usage:
> swapon [-hV]
> swapon -a [-v]
> swapon [-v] [-p priority] special ...
> swapon [-s]
> ====================================================
>
> In /var/log/boot.msg, there's a line that says 'failure to find swap
> space signature.' Would it help to go to Partition Magic 6.0 and
> re-format the swap space as file system ID 82?
>
using fdisk, make sure hdb5 is a linux swap -- you can't create swap in
a linux native partition.
then run: mkswap /dev/hdb5
then run: swapon -a
Ciao,
David A. Bandel
--
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-- Nemesis Racing Team motto
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