Re: ubuntu swap partition

Thanks guys. Top shows that I have 4 gig swap space, zero k used, and 4
gig free. Can you suggest a memory intensive diagnostic to prove that
the machine is using the swap space?

Lance Levsen wrote:
> Gregory L. Magnusson wrote:
>
>> I have been reading my dmesg output and there are no references to swap.
>> Running 'top' confirms that I am using 0% total, 0% used, 0k free. I
>> take it I can delete either swap partition? How though, do I start to
>> use my swap space? This can't be good for my computers speed performance.
>>
>>
>
> Make a partition, or use one of the ones you already have.
>
> $> mkswap -v1 -c /dev/device
> $> swapon /dev/device
>
> You're now using swap.
> Check /etc/fstab for something like this:
> /dev/hda5 none swap sw 0 0
>
> If not, add it. That way it should be brought back up on reboot.
>
> Reboot to verify.
>
> Cheers,
> lance
>
Received on Sun Dec 3 15:38:28 2006