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Re: swap problems
> OK changed a few things in fdisk it is now:
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hdb1 * 1 2642 1331536+ 83 Linux
> /dev/hdb2 2643 3049 205128 82 Linux swap
> /dev/hdb3 3050 4092 525672 b Win95 FAT32
>
> so I did what bruce suggested
>
> mkswap /dev/hdb2 and got this error:
> mkswap: error: swap area needs to be at least 40kB
> Usage: mkswap [-c] [-v0|-v1] /dev/name [blocks]
>
> so i did a mkswap /dev/hdb2 200000 and got this
> Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 204795904 bytes
> mkswap: unable to write signature page
>
> it is 200 meg partition anything else I should try.?
That's really strange.
Do a "free" and a "cat /proc/swaps" to make sure it's not activated.
Remove the entry from /etc/fstab before you do any mkswap commands.
Try the "-c" (check disk) option on mkswap.
If that doesn't work, try the "-v1" option to make a new style swap.
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Bruce Smith bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan 49093 USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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