Re: Shared swap

2003-02-28 Thread Stefan Neufeind
I don't know where I found the information ... try googling for it: Someone has written an article on how to make Linux use the Windows- swapfile. This worked because at systemstartup he: - created a swap-system inside the Windows-swapfile - mounted this FILE as a swap-partition ... no problem with

Re: Shared swap

2003-02-28 Thread Cameron Simpson
On 09:16 07 Feb 2003, Eric Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | From: "Molnar Peter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > Is it safe to use the same swap partition for two Linux installs on the | > same computer? | | Absolutely, you can even (shrug) let a windows OS use that partition too. Linux swap areas have

Re: Shared swap

2003-02-07 Thread Ed . Greshko
On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, Molnar Peter wrote: > Is it safe to use the same swap partition for two Linux installs on the > same computer? I mean I'm using RH8 right now, and I will install a new > Linux distro to another partition, but I dont want to create another > swap partition unless necessery. Yes

Re: Shared swap

2003-02-07 Thread Eric Wood
Absolutely, you can even (shrug) let a windows OS use that partition too. -eric wood -GodFather - Original Message - From: "Molnar Peter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hello! > > Is it safe to use the same swap partition for two Linux installs on the > same computer? > "I will make him an of

Shared swap

2003-02-07 Thread Molnar Peter
Hello! Is it safe to use the same swap partition for two Linux installs on the same computer? I mean I'm using RH8 right now, and I will install a new Linux distro to another partition, but I dont want to create another swap partition unless necessery. Thanks. -- MP