Re: start up hangs on 'Enabling Swap Space'

From: duncan brown (duncanbrown_at_atom.csionline.net)
Date: 04/12/04

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    > this problem occurs when ur system has insufficient RAM
    > try to boot 1st into single user mode
    > then from there type init 5 to go to Xwindows ...
    > hope this will help...
    > cheers,
    > Dhananjoy Chowdhury

    not really, at my previous job we had dual p3 800mhz machines with 1-4gb
    of ram, and we'd have this problem also.

    -d

    >
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: Duane Parsons <friend_of_elk@yahoo.com>
    > Date: Monday, April 12, 2004 3:37 pm
    > Subject: start up hangs on "Enabling Swap Space"
    >
    >> Things working fine this morning, but when I tried to
    >> reboot just a while ago, the system kept getting hung
    >> up on the Enabling Swap Space part of the process. How
    >> can I fix this?
    >>
    >> Duane
    >>
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