Quick linux question: Creating a swapfile partition? (127 MB max?)

[BigToque]

This is in OS as well, but I want a quick reply...

I remember when I installed RehHat 5.5 a long time ago, I needed to create a swap partition that could not be bigger than 127 MB. Is this still the case? Do I even need to create a separate swap partition still?

 

[The Stigenator]

i still create at 127 mb max swap..

not sure if they require more than that..

 

[AFB]

I think it can be bigger.

 

[Adul]

I have a 1.5 GB swap partition

 

[Crusty]

I usually make mine twice teh size of my RAM, so 1GB for me.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: MCrusty
I usually make mine twice teh size of my RAM, so 1GB for me.

The more RAM you have the less swap file you need...

 

[fatkorean]

I always thought it was closer to 1:1, real mem:swap

 

[Balthazar]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: MCrusty
I usually make mine twice teh size of my RAM, so 1GB for me.

The more RAM you have the less swap file you need...

Oh come on, if you have 2GB of RAM you NEED 2GB of Virtual Memory 🙂

 

[Electrode]

Originally posted by: fatkorean
I always thought it was closer to 1:1, real mem:swap

I usually do 1:1.5. Which is why this box has 3 GB of swap... 🙂

 

[Ameesh]

no its not the case anymore, i have a 4GB swap file at work

 

[AFB]

Originally posted by: Ameesh
no its not the case anymore, i have a 4GB swap file at work

M$ fanboi giving Linux advice ? :Q

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: amdfanboy

Originally posted by: Ameesh
no its not the case anymore, i have a 4GB swap file at work

M$ fanboi giving Linux advice ? :Q

i only need 4GB of swap cause linux and the sh!tty open source tools keep running out of memory cause they dont free anything until the process ends. stupid bastard open source software.

 

[Linux23]

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: amdfanboy

Originally posted by: Ameesh
no its not the case anymore, i have a 4GB swap file at work

M$ fanboi giving Linux advice ? :Q

i only need 4GB of swap cause linux and the sh!tty open source tools keep running out of memory cause they dont free anything until the process ends. stupid bastard open source software.

:Q

 

[Batti]

You have the source, FIX IT instead of griping.