Very Computer

I didn't find any information on this particular problem, so I thought I'd post.

* The Problem: Linux doesn't seem to be using the swap partition.

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* The Particulars:

- I have 16MB of physical RAM and I am running kernel 1.1.59

- I have my drive split into two Linux partitions: one main (/dev/hda1)
and one  
  swap (/dev/hda2).

- My /etc/fstab entry reads:

/dev/hda1        /        ext2        defaults
/dev/hda2        swap     swap        defaults
none             /proc    proc        defaults

- My /etc/mtab entry reads:

/dev/hda1 / ext2 rw 0 0
none /proc proc rw 0 0

- My rc.M includes this:

/sbin/swapon -a /dev/hda2

- But the result of "cat /proc/meminfo" is always something like this:

        total:   used:    free:   shared:  buffers:
Mem:  15880192 15372288   507904  3448832 11206656
Swap: 14446592        0 14446592

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Is the system not taxed enough to require use of the swap space or did I
do something wrong?

Please let me know if I need to provide more information.  Any help would
be greatly appreciated (even a point to an FAQ or HOWTO that specifically
answers this)!  I read this group regularly so a reply would be fine (and
possibly of help to others, too).

Many thanks in advance!!!

-- Matthew

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 Matthew Fifer                      Multi-Media Learning Center
                                    Northwestern University


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That's the sort of problem I'd *like* to have. I'll swap your 16MB for
my 8MB then this "problem" will likely go away.

Quote:>/sbin/swapon -a /dev/hda2

              ^^^^^^^^^^^^
This is a contradiction (but probably harmless).

Quote:>        total:   used:    free:   shared:  buffers:
>Mem:  15880192 15372288   507904  3448832 11206656
>Swap: 14446592        0 14446592

>Is the system not taxed enough to require use of the swap space or did I
>do something wrong?

Given that you still have 507904 bytes of free RAM then your system is
certainly not taxed.
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