He is using swap partition. And a swap partition is better than a file, imho. ---------- http://GreatCN.org and http://LoveCN.org Administrator Coywolf ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anticipating a Reply" <ruxyz@yahoo.com> To: "Ravi" <ravivsn@roc.co.in>; <kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 3:50 PM Subject: Re: Increased RAM memory, How do I increase Swap Memory > Hi , > > Create a file of size 128MB using dd(1) . > Then use swapon(8) to add this file as swap . > > Cheers ! > > --- Ravi <ravivsn@roc.co.in> wrote: > Hi, > > If this is a simple question please bear with me. I > > have increased RAM > > memory from 64 to 128 MB, when Installing I have > > swap partition of 128 > > MB, now I would like to have 256MB. > > Is it possible to increase swap memory with out > > re-installing linux. > > Note:Version: Linux-2.4.18-14 , Redhat 8.0 on intel > > 810 > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Ravi > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux > > kernel. > > Archive: > > http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! India Mobile: Download the latest polyphonic ringtones. > Go to http://in.mobile.yahoo.com > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
