I don't know where I found the information ... try googling for it: Someone has written an article on how to make Linux use the Windows- swapfile. This worked because at systemstartup he: - created a swap-system inside the Windows-swapfile - mounted this FILE as a swap-partition ... no problem with Linux
Windows doesn't care about what's inside the file, and the "mkswap" is quite fast. So this might be a way to go. If you need help, try searching for that document describing the setup ... it was quite nice - although somebody told me he believes the linux-swap might loose performance since swap is in a file and that file is located on a FAT-partition ... but you never know until you try. Greetingz Stefan On 28 Feb 2003 at 21:32, Cameron Simpson wrote: > On 09:16 07 Feb 2003, Eric Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | From: "Molnar Peter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | > Is it safe to use the same swap partition for two Linux installs > on the | > same computer? | | Absolutely, you can even (shrug) let a > windows OS use that partition too. > > Linux swap areas have a magic number at the front as I recall, as a > sanity/safety check. Use by another OS may damage that. It's won't > harm either OS, but Linux may decline to use the swap area if that > number gets overwritten. Try it - it's a safe experiment. -- Cameron > Simpson, DoD#743 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.zip.com.au/~cs/ > > "GOD IS MY SOURCE" - Bumper sticker, Chapel Hill, NC > I'll have to remember that one for the next code review meeting. > - [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alain van der Heide) > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
