You forgot to specify that the file should be set up as swap with mkswap(8). IOW, the sequence of commands is: dd if=/dev/zero of=/newswapdevice bs=1024 count=131072 mkswap /newswapdevice swapon /newswapdevice You will need to add a suitable entry to /etc/fstab if you want your new area to be mapped in as swap during boot: /newswapdevice none swap defaults 0 0 Best Wishes David Gillies San Jose Costa Rica --- Anticipating a Reply <ruxyz@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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/ > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
