[expert] Swap space

2002-08-20 Thread Clorden
Hello. Does anyone know what is *exactly* the maximum size of a swap partition on an i386 platform? Some howtos say it is about 2 GiB, but I need to know the exact number of hd blocks as to optimize the space used on hard disks. And how many swap partitions can I have? Thanks. --

[expert] Swap space was - Optimum partitioning

2002-03-01 Thread J. Grant
What are everyones opinions on the the swap issue? like If i have a 1GB swap partiion does it get fragmented? How does this get affected by the new VM in 24 kernels? Does a larger swap file require more management and thus slows down a system if it is bigger than necessary? JG William

[expert] Swap Space

2002-01-05 Thread Felix Miata
I coulda sworn the output from 'mount' used to result in a list that included HD swap partition(s), but now in 8.1 it doesn't. When did this change? 'free' shows the designated space is available. -- Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the