This is a good rule of thumb but it is not totally true. Version 0 swap partitions are limited to 128-megs because the first 4k is used as an index as to what swap pages are in use and 4k is the page size on the Intel architecture. Version 1 swap can be much larger >128megs. Note that version 0 can have up to 8 chunks of 128-megs with 2gb swap max I think or at least 4 chunks can be in use. Regards, Kerry. On Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 01:39:38PM +0100, Saqib Shaikh wrote: > the actual rule as far as i know is: > allocate twice as much swap as physical memory > minimum swap size should be 16mb > maximum size should be 128mb > so if you have 4mb use 16mb, if 32 mb use 64mb, if 256mb then 128mb. > hope this helps. > saqib > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ann Parsons" <akp at eznet.net> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 1:28 PM > Subject: Re: A few questions > > > > Hi all, > > > > My computer guru says that when allocating swap, to allocate twice as > > much swap as you have memory. He says it is a rule of thumb learned > > from years of running networks and dealing with computers in a company > > setting. > > > > Ann P. > > > > -- > > Ann K. Parsons > > email: akp at eznet.net ICQ Number: 33006854 > > WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp > > "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." > JRRT > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- -- Kerry Hoath: kerry at gotss.net alternatives: kerry at gotss.eu.org or kerry at gotss.spice.net.au ICQ UIN: 8226547
