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by **Jens Schleusen** » Sat, 03 Feb 2001 00:29:23

Hi,

unfortunately the swap partition of my linux machine is too small for
some applications converting big images. Since it is impossible to
increase the swap partition or to add a swap partition I have the
question if it is possible to use a "hybrid" swap system by adding
a swap file (may be with lower priority). The swapon man page doesn't
give an answer for me.

Greetings

Jens

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by **moonie;** » Sat, 03 Feb 2001 02:19:37

>Hi,

>unfortunately the swap partition of my linux machine is too small for
>some applications converting big images. Since it is impossible to
>increase the swap partition or to add a swap partition I have the
>question if it is possible to use a "hybrid" swap system by adding
>a swap file (may be with lower priority). The swapon man page doesn't
>give an answer for me.

>Greetings

>Jens

>--
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>phone: +49 (551) 709-2493 Solutions for Research GmbH
>fax: +49 (551) 709-2169 Bunsenstr.10

Why is it impossible to add a swap partition? I did, no problem.
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by **ne..** » Sat, 03 Feb 2001 03:52:45

Quote:>Hi,

>unfortunately the swap partition of my linux machine is too small for
>some applications converting big images. Since it is impossible to
>increase the swap partition or to add a swap partition I have the
>question if it is possible to use a "hybrid" swap system by adding
>a swap file (may be with lower priority). The swapon man page doesn't
>give an answer for me.

If you have enuf free space on one of your partitions, then
yes, you can do that. I don't think you can set priorities
on how the swap is used, but I stand to be corrected. Take a
look at the mkswap man page. This should help you out.

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by **ne..** » Sat, 03 Feb 2001 03:54:17

>>Hi,

>>unfortunately the swap partition of my linux machine is too small for
>>some applications converting big images. Since it is impossible to
>>increase the swap partition or to add a swap partition I have the
>>question if it is possible to use a "hybrid" swap system by adding
>>a swap file (may be with lower priority). The swapon man page doesn't
>>give an answer for me.

>Why is it impossible to add a swap partition? I did, no problem.

He could have run out of partitions. He probably can't
repartition an existing partition......

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by **Jim Randel** » Sat, 03 Feb 2001 05:22:05

> Hi,

> unfortunately the swap partition of my linux machine is too small for
> some applications converting big images. Since it is impossible to
> increase the swap partition or to add a swap partition I have the
> question if it is possible to use a "hybrid" swap system by adding
> a swap file (may be with lower priority). The swapon man page doesn't
> give an answer for me.

Yep, there's no problem doing this.

See <URL:http://www.slashdot.f9.co.uk/jim/tips-swap.html> for more
details.

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by **Jens Schleusen** » Sat, 03 Feb 2001 07:23:07

>>>Hi,

>>>unfortunately the swap partition of my linux machine is too small for
>>>some applications converting big images. Since it is impossible to
>>>increase the swap partition or to add a swap partition I have the
>>>question if it is possible to use a "hybrid" swap system by adding
>>>a swap file (may be with lower priority). The swapon man page doesn't
>>>give an answer for me.

>>Why is it impossible to add a swap partition? I did, no problem.
>He could have run out of partitions. He probably can't
>repartition an existing partition......

Exactly. All disk space is in use :-(

Jens

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by **Peter T. Breue** » Sun, 04 Feb 2001 18:47:39

> increase the swap partition or to add a swap partition I have the
> question if it is possible to use a "hybrid" swap system by adding
> a swap file (may be with lower priority). The swapon man page doesn't
> give an answer for me.

Oh yes it does. Or at least the mkswap page (which it references) does.

Peter

by **Bria** » Sat, 17 Mar 2001 11:08:56

I found I had made my swap partition too small. Trying to remember what
I did.
As root, went to /usr then
mkdir swap then mkswap /usr/swap
swapon /usr/swap
Somehow I made the file to be 64 megs, as I recall, but don't remember
how I did
that.
I could never get it to start up with the extra swap file enabled, but
whenever I
started Linux, I would manually "swapon /usr/swap" and it seemed to
work. Without
it, Netscape would slow to a c r a w l.

Brian

> Hi,

> unfortunately the swap partition of my linux machine is too small for
> some applications converting big images. Since it is impossible to
> increase the swap partition or to add a swap partition I have the
> question if it is possible to use a "hybrid" swap system by adding
> a swap file (may be with lower priority). The swapon man page doesn't
> give an answer for me.

> Greetings

> Jens

> --
> Dr. Jens Schleusener T-Systems debis Systemhaus
> phone: +49 (551) 709-2493 Solutions for Research GmbH
> fax: +49 (551) 709-2169 Bunsenstr.10

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