you can also create a swap file with dd, if you are really in a precarious state.
On 7/30/07, Ramon Casha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hmm, I just noticed that the md1 device was commented out in > /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf, but I don't know if that file is auto-generated by > the process of assembling the devices. > > Anyway, since this is a swap partition we don't need its previous > contents. Can we delete and re-create it? > > > On Mon, 2007-07-30 at 08:12 +0200, Anton Xuereb wrote: > > On behalf of Dino Conti (He has some problems with the Mailing list right > now) > > > Hi guys, > > Although the SWAP device is listed in FSTAB, it does not get mounted. > > After formatting the partition as SWAP, use the SWAPON command to activate > it. > > > > Please find following output from my running server > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# fdisk -l > > > > Disk /dev/hdg: 20.0 GB, 20020396032 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2434 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/hdg1 * 1 2332 18731758+ 83 Linux > > /dev/hdg2 2333 2434 819315 82 Linux swap > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# mount > > /dev/hdg1 on / type ext3 (rw) > > none on /proc type proc (rw) > > none on /sys type sysfs (rw) > > none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620) > > usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw) > > none on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw) > > none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw) > > /proc on /var/named/chroot/proc type none (rw,bind) > > sunrpc on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# cat /etc/fstab > > # This file is edited by fstab-sync - see 'man fstab-sync' for details > > LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults 1 > 1 > > none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 > 0 > > none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 > 0 > > none /proc proc defaults 0 > 0 > > none /sys sysfs defaults 0 > 0 > > LABEL=SWAP-hdg2 swap swap defaults 0 > 0 > > /dev/hdc /media/cdrecorder auto > pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0 > > /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto > pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0 > > > > > > dino > > On 7/29/07, *Mario Xerri* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Raphael, > > Let's assess your setup from the ground up. First of all, post the > contents of /proc/mdstat (the md1 stanza is enough) and the output of: > mdadm --detail /dev/md1 > > Your raid device might not be configured correctly. > > On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 01:27:11 +0200 > "Raphael Borg Ellul Vincenti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yes... mkswap /dev/md1 returns that the device needs to be at least > > 40K or bigger. > > > > That is probably because since the md1 device is still not started > > (its only active) then the device is still zero. > > > > starting the raid device says that md1 is still in use > > > > Tracing the output of lsof shows that nobody is using md1 yet. My > > suspicion is that the system is still thinking that md1 should be the > > swap device and that is the reason why its still in use. > > > <snip> > > -- > Mario Xerri > [holo] > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > _______________________________________________MLUG-list mailing [EMAIL > PROTECTED]://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > Tel: (+356) 21421600 URL: www.megabyte.net Fax: (+356) 21421590 E-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] DISCLAIMER The information contained in this electronic > mail may be confidential or legally privileged. It is for the intended > recipient(s) only. Should you receive this message in error, please notify > the sender by replying to this mail. Unauthorised use of the contents is > strictly prohibited. Whilst all care has been taken, the Megabyte Group is > not responsible for the integrity of the contents of this electronic mail > and any attachments included within. > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > -- http://www.jamesattard.com
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