yes...including an operating system that works!
--
Mark
"If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being worthless,"
"Sharing is what makes them powerful."
On Sat, 3 Feb 2001, Goldenpi wrote:
> Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 08:40:14 -0000
> From: Goldenpi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] missing swap file
>
> Swap partition must be set up in /etc/fstab. If you set it up during install
> the installer should have done it.
>
> Windows doesn't come with partitioning tools. 95 and 98 come with fdisk
> which doesn't work on ext2 or swap partitions and millenium doesn't come
> with anything.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 4:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] missing swap file
>
>
> > On Wednesday 31 January 2001 09:01 pm, The Conways wrote:
> > > When I use the KDE control center and look at some of the memory
> > > properties, it shows 0 swap memory available.
> >
> > what does (run from a terminal) 'free' say ? How much physical ram?
> > ..and how big a swap? FWIW I use 256 hard/ 80 swap, -0- of which is
> > used.
> >
> > Before I installed
> > > Mandrake 7.2, I used a 3rd party disk partitioning utility.
> >
> > Prob'ly not a good idea, both Windoze and Linux come with all the
> > partitioning tools needed, and it's much better to use them. 3rd party
> > tools including the often touted 'Partition Magic' are just 'sell 'em
> > to masses kludges', as are IMNSO most all 3rd party tools.
> >
> > I created
> > > a swap partition, so I know it is there. Why would it not be
> > > recognized? Is it possible to choose the partition that LM 7.2 uses
> > > for the swap file? Or is the memory really there and the mistake is
> > > being made by KDE?
> > > Maybe this problem is related to my video problems!
> >
> > doubt it.
> >
> > --
> > Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
> >
>
>
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