Hi Zico, I guess you know already that increasing the swap space doesn't increase the performance of your system dramatically as it is just a part of the hard disk though it may act as RAM. But there is a limit to the amount of swap you can use above which the extra space is not used. This is I think twice the RAM capacity. So if you seriously think of improving your performance then try investing in a bigger RAM.
On 12/15/09, subhojit ojha <subhojit.o...@gmail.com> wrote: > hi, > i don't know how to increase swap space in debian, but i can guide u for > RedHat Linux.. > > 1. check the status of ur swap by ( swapon -s ) > 2.create one partition with swap id ( size- according to ur requirements ) > 3.Make ur swap off ( swapoff -a) > 4.mkswap -L swap1 /dev/sda7 ( here -L option for label, and the labelname > is swap1, /dev/sda7 is the new swap partition which is going to be added ) > 5. put entry in /etc/fstab like this: > LABEL=swap1 swap1 swap defaults 0 0 > 6. save it, refresh /etc/fstab > mount -a ( to refresh /etc/fstab) > 7.make swap on ( swapon -a) > 8. check status ( swapon -s) > this will display two partion in ur swap space with different priority > number. > 9. give ( free ) command to check ur swap space > 10. for MB, use ( free -m) > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with > "unsubscribe <password> <address>" > in the subject or body of the message. > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > -- Harish.R. http://openview-harish.blogspot.com Don't design your character as a garden where everyone can walk Design it as the sky where everyone will aspire to reach _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
