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Posted: Oct. 28 2005,14:58 QUOTE
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

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Posted: Nov. 05 2005,20:25 QUOTE
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?
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Posted: Nov. 05 2005,20:26 QUOTE
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?
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Posted: Nov. 05 2005,21:16 QUOTE
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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