Re: create /swap in an existing system

From: Robert M. Riches Jr. (spamtrap42_at_verizon.net)
Date: 04/10/04 

Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 15:56:35 GMT

In article <c589bd$vu3$1@online.de>, erikthewikkinger wrote:
> Andrew Spartz wrote:
>
>>
>> Googling aroung i found this:
>> http://www.artwork.com/gdsii/qckvu/faq/linux_swap.htm
>
> It works.
>
> But I can understand, if I start Fedora, there were around 180 MB (RAM) in
> use.
> After checking my mails with evolution, I've closed evolution. Only Knode
> and Bash are open.
> But the "System Monitor" points out, that 490 Mb in use.
> It is a bug in FC1? I am using the Kernel 2.422-1.2115.

It's probably okay. What does the 'free' command say? I
suspect much of that 310MB difference is buffers/cache,
which helps you by improving speed of file access. My
system, with 1GB of RAM, currently shows only 27MB free with
a simple X session (no Gnome or KDE) and a few tiny programs
running. The 'free' command says without buffers/cache, I
have 906MB free.

Good luck.

Robert Riches
spamtrap42@verizon.net
(Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)