Command free produced (I show only swap information): Swap: 1020116 0 1020116 for total, used, and free. The command will be: 1 - swapoff -a 2 - mkswap ????? 3 - swapon -a In my fstab the sawp is shown as: /dev/hda3 swap swap defaults 0 0 Evan > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: fab@xxxxxxxxxxxx >To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: error enabling swap space device hda3. No such >fileordirectory. >Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 22:02:02 +0400 > >>It seems that the swap space works. I think that the installer >>reinitialized the swap partition after giving you the message. >>Do you still receiving the message thet the swap partition can not >be >>enabled? Do you able to see the swap space in the memory information > >>given by 'free'? >>Anyway, you can disable the swap space with 'swapoff' reinitialize >it >>with 'mkswap' and enable it again with 'swapon'. It should eliminate >the >>error you described. >> >>Alexey Fadyushin >>Brainbench MVP for Linux. >>http://www.brainbench.com >> >>Evan Panagiotopoulos wrote: >> >>> The output was formatted poorly. Here it is again: >>> >>> Filename /dev/hda3 >>> Type partition >>> Size 1020116 >>> Used 0 >>> Priority -1 >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Evan >>> >>>> >>>>---- Original Message ---- >>>>From: epanagio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>>Subject: RE: error enabling swap space device hda3. No such >>>>fileordirectory. >>>>Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 11:26:22 -0400 >>>> >>>> >>>>>Here is the output >>>>> >>>>>swapon -s >>>>>Filename Type Size Used Priority >>>>>/dev/hda3 partition 1020116 0 -1 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>---- Original Message ---- >>>>>>From: vkarasik@xxxxxxx >>>>>>To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>Subject: RE: error enabling swap space device hda3. No such file >>>>>>ordirectory. >>>>>>Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 18:06:23 +0300 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Please check if RHEL 3 uses hda3 as swap: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Swapon -s >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Rgds, >>>>>>>Vitaly >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>[mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Evan >>>>>>>>Panagiotopoulos >>>>>>>>Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 5:39 PM >>>>>>>>To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>Subject: error enabling swap space device hda3. No such file >>>>>>>>or directory. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>I am trying to upgrade from EL 3 to EL 4. I tested the 4 CDs >>>>>>>>and they are OK. I select the Upgrade option and press OK and >>>>>>>>I see the >>>>>>>>following: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>error enabling swap space device hda3. No such file or >>>> >>>>directory. >>>> >>>>>>>>This most likely means this swap partition has not been >>>>>> >>>>>>initialized. >>>>>> >>>>>>>>Press OK to reboot. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Any ideas? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>-- >>>>>>>>redhat-list mailing list >>>>>>>>unsubscribe >>>>>> >>>>>>mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >>>>>> >>>>>>>>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>*************************************************************** >*** >>>> >>>>** >>>> >>>>>>*************** >>>>>> >>>>>>>Information contained in this email message is intended only >for >>>> >>>>use >>>> >>>>>>of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this >>>>>>message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent >>>>>>responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are >hereby >>>>>>notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this >>>>>>communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this >>>>>>communication in error, please immediately notify the >>>>>>postmaster@xxxxxxx and destroy the original message. >>>>>> >>>>>>>*************************************************************** >*** >>>> >>>>** >>>> >>>>>>*************** >>>>>> >>>>>>>-- >>>>>>>redhat-list mailing list >>>>>>>unsubscribe >>>> >>>>mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscrib >>>> >>>>>>e >>>>>> >>>>>>>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>redhat-list mailing list >>>>>unsubscribe >mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscrib >>>> >>>>e >>>> >>>>>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >>> >>> >> >>-- >>redhat-list mailing list >>unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscrib >e >>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
