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Re: Creating linux-swap parititions?
From: |
Andrew Clausen |
Subject: |
Re: Creating linux-swap parititions? |
Date: |
Wed, 15 Nov 2000 01:26:52 +1100 |
Karl Krasnowsky wrote:
>
> After determining that there was nothing wrong with my disk I'm
> wondering if I'm not quite understanding the process of creating a
> linux-swap partition.
> I created a 6G extended partition and then issued the parted command:
> mkpartfs logical linux-swap 2000 2128
> and the system has been spinning continuously for past 5-10 minutes
> without any error messages and I had to CTRL-Z out of the process.
> I don't really need this partition, I was simply attempted to create one
> for the heck of it. But I would suspect that if chose to move my present
> linux swap from the primary to the secondary drive I would first have to
> create the linux-swap partition in order to move it(?).
> I am able to create logical ext2 partitions just fine, but no can do on
> a linux-swap. Is this expected?
Well, the linux-swap code checks for bad blocks. Maybe I should
try to speed it up...
Andrew Clausen