On 11/21/19 2:47 AM, Sean Kamath wrote:
Hello.
Can someone provide me a pointer to how to do this?
I have a bunch of Alix 2d13 boxes. With 6.6, I’ve found I need more swap than
the default layout on a 2G compact flash drive has. So, I got some 1G USB
thumb drives, and want to use JUST those for swap. Despite different attempts
(setting the mount_opts to xx, setting mount_opts to “priority=1”), I can’t
seem to prevent the swap on the boot disk being added with priority = 0.
Can I do anything to turn it off or change the priority, short of changing the
filesystem type?
Thanks,
Sean
I think you're trying to solve the wrong problem(s).
First, why is your workload causing swapping? That hasn't been
a good idea since the beginning of computing.
Second, USB sticks are not designed to do frequent writes.
If you need more swap space and have a USB port open, get a cheap 100G
flash drive with a USB interface like a portable drive.
I've never seen an Alix so this may be impossible but
why don't you install a larger boot drive?
Geoff Steckel
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