In redhat linux FC4, in Gnome I go under Applications, System Tools and then
Look at the system monitor...

On the resources page, under devices, it does not show my swap file even
though I know for a fact that I created one during the install...

Can anyone tell me what happened to it? or how to find out if it is there or
not?

I'm a linux newbie.

Thank you!

carl

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carl (aliceinchains_@hotmail.com) writes:
>In redhat linux FC4, in Gnome I go under Applications, System Tools and the
n
>Look at the system monitor...
>
>On the resources page, under devices, it does not show my swap file even
>though I know for a fact that I created one during the install...
>
>Can anyone tell me what happened to it? or how to find out if it is there o
r
>not?
>
>I'm a linux newbie.

bash$ cat /proc/swaps

scott

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Thanks scott,

I inputted what you wrote at the terminal and it output nothing.
any more ideas?

I formatted a SWAP partition during the install, I don't know why it isn't
showing up?
how do I make the swap active?

Thanks

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carl (aliceinchains_@hotmail.com) writes:
>Thanks scott,
>
>I inputted what you wrote at the terminal and it output nothing.
>any more ideas?
>
>I formatted a SWAP partition during the install, I don't know why it isn't
>showing up?
>how do I make the swap active?
>
>Thanks

First, identify your swap partition:

# fdisk -l /dev/sda

Disk /dev/sda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 4425 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes

Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *         1        32    257008+  83  Linux
/dev/sda2            33       163   1052257+  82  Linux swap
/dev/sda3           164      2203  16386300   83  Linux
/dev/sda4          2204      4425  17848215   83  Linux

Then, add a line in your /etc/fstab like:

/dev/sda2               swap                 swap    defaults        0 0


Then,

# swapon -a
# cat /proc/swaps
Filename                        Type            Size    Used    Priority
/dev/sda2                       partition       1052248 70256   -1

# man swapon
# man mkswap

scott

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