RE: [newbie] missing swap partition?

2002-03-01 Thread Barran, Richard
It certainly looks like you are on the right track. Do you have an entry for a swap partition in your /etc/fstab? It should look something like this /dev/hda6 swap swap defaults 0 0 You can use diskdrake to create a swap partition without having to reinstall BTW: Unless you like

[newbie] missing swap partition?

2002-02-28 Thread Barran, Richard
Hello, I've been having problems with my LM8.1 install, I *think* I've figured out what's gone wrong, but I'd like a second opinion. The problem: I can't use my PC for more than an hour or so. I'll be happily running multiple applications, when suddenly the HD will trash about like mad, and KDE

Re: [newbie] missing swap partition?

2002-02-28 Thread Derek Jennings
It certainly looks like you are on the right track. Do you have an entry for a swap partition in your /etc/fstab? It should look something like this /dev/hda6 swap swap defaults 0 0 You can use diskdrake to create a swap partition without having to reinstall BTW: Unless you like getting disc