I Stuck - Live CD Mounts Linux Swap

[john e]

If your main prob is low memory, use a cli based cd like super rescue
cd, use the swapoff command, then partion with a cli partioner like
fdisk.
Not as friendly, but it gets the job done.

On 3/10/06, Harry Vorstenbosch <harry.vorstenbosch at zonnet.nl> wrote:
> There are special programs to define an USB drive as swap. I remember me an
> Startable CD with a special program which is needed on your first partition
> but I think it is special written for DOS/WINDOWS.  I will take a look for
> you at another moment if you wish, to send you the details how to perform
> this latter. The thing I know is that there would be a save.file on your
> harddisk which got read at the starting moment, but I am afraid it onlu=y
> works with the CD on where the programs are located.
> And I know the start-up procedure is extra long.
>
> Harry,
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "lordSauron" <lordsauronthegreat at gmail.com>
> To: <harry.vorstenbosch at zonnet.nl>; "Kubuntu Help and User Discussions"
> <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 8:36 PM
> Subject: Re: I Stuck - Live CD Mounts Linux Swap
>
>
> On 3/10/06, Harry Vorstenbosch <h.vorstenbosch at zonnet.nl> wrote:
> > Go for a swap partition on your hard disk of about two times your
> > internal memory as long as you have less then 512MB inside your system.
> > If your system contains more memory, you may use a swap file less or
> > equal at the amount of memory and with more then enough memory 1GB or
> > more you don't need a swap file at all.
>
> I have 256MB of system RAM and plan on getting either 256 or 512 more.
>  I have a ~256MB swap.
>
> > Go for an USB swap memory only if you are booting and running your OS
> > directly from the or a Bootable CD.
>
> I would use the swap on my hdd, however, if I try and modify
> partitions I can't use the swap because that would make the drive
> active.  So, I want to have Knoppix use a USB drive as swap space so
> that I can successfully modify my hdd partitions.  However, I don't
> know how to configure that to happen - I know how to disable all swap
> with swapoff -a; but don't know how to get my USB drive to work with
> swapon...
>
> --
> ========== GCv3.12 ==========
> GCS d-(++) s+: a? C++ UL+>++++ P+
> L++ E--- W+(+++) N++ o? K? w--- O? M+
> V? PS- PE+ Y-(--) PGP- t+++ 5? X R tv-- b+
>                 DI+++ D+ G e* h- !r !y
> ========= END GCv3.12 ========
>
> --
> kubuntu-users mailing list
> kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users
>
>
> --
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.1/279 - Release Date: 10-3-2006
>
>
>
> --
> kubuntu-users mailing list
> kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users
>