Is swap partition being used?


Forum: HD Install
Topic: Is swap partition being used?
started by: larkl
Posted by larkl on Sep. 16 2005,12:25
I just did a Frugal install (thanks for the document Clivesay).  Seemd to work well.  Been using Knoppix and Feather.  I set up a swap partition and assigned it the proper type (82).  The SLIT program window shows swap 0 all the time.  Further, when I type df, I don't see the swap partition.  Do I need to tell DSL that I have swap?   Seems that I wouldn't have to, but I'm not sure?
Posted by larkl on Sep. 16 2005,12:40
Well,

I figured it out.  I set up the swap using mke2fs, not mkswap.  Did it right then did swapon.  Running a lot better, but the swap seems to be around 98% used all of the time, with memory usage around 45-60%.  Wonder if the swap is too small?  I set up 200M swap with 32M RAM.
Posted by adssse on Sep. 16 2005,13:00
I thought the numbers in the slit were how much was unused. Meaning that it hasnt really touched your swap much becuase you still have approx. 50% of your memory still unused.
My memory usage usually stays around 60-70% and my swap stays almost to 100% until I really start useing alot of memory.
Posted by larkl on Sep. 16 2005,13:16
Yeah,

I think you're right!
Posted by samsocal on Oct. 28 2005,03:36
Thanks larkl,
I was having the same problem. Now my swap is working.
samsocal
Posted by AwPhuch on Oct. 28 2005,14:58
The KNOPPIX auto fstab generator thingy will automatically detect a swappartition and use it...even if the swap partition was originally meant for another linux distro...

You just have to make sure the swap partition is built correctly

Brian
AwPhuch
Posted by Setup of Swap on Nov. 05 2005,20:25
Quote (AwPhuch @ Oct. 28 2005,10:58)
The KNOPPIX auto fstab generator thingy will automatically detect a swappartition and use it...even if the swap partition was originally meant for another linux distro...

You just have to make sure the swap partition is built correctly

Brian
AwPhuch

I have tried many ways to setup a swap file, and everytime it says no dos partitions available.

I have created a linux swap partition, a fat 16 swap partition and a DOS access partition and none of them work.  

What am I doing wrong?
Posted by mayakovski on Nov. 05 2005,20:26
Quote (AwPhuch @ Oct. 28 2005,10:58)
The KNOPPIX auto fstab generator thingy will automatically detect a swappartition and use it...even if the swap partition was originally meant for another linux distro...

You just have to make sure the swap partition is built correctly

Brian
AwPhuch

I have tried many ways to setup a swap file, and everytime it says no dos partitions available.

I have created a linux swap partition, a fat 16 swap partition and a DOS access partition and none of them work.  

What am I doing wrong?
Posted by mayakovski on Nov. 05 2005,21:16
Quote (mayakovski @ Nov. 05 2005,15:26)
Quote (AwPhuch @ Oct. 28 2005,10:58)
The KNOPPIX auto fstab generator thingy will automatically detect a swappartition and use it...even if the swap partition was originally meant for another linux distro...

You just have to make sure the swap partition is built correctly

Brian
AwPhuch

I have tried many ways to setup a swap file, and everytime it says no dos partitions available.

I have created a linux swap partition, a fat 16 swap partition and a DOS access partition and none of them work.  

What am I doing wrong?

Figured it out myself.  I was not using the correct syntax for the mkswap command.
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