usb flash drive as swap in linux

[Eric "Shubes"]

Technomage wrote:
> ok,
> I have made the required changes to fstab in order to use a 128 meg USB 
> device.
> 
> only problem I seem to have is that even though the modules are loaded, it 
> will not initialize as swap space unless I issue a swapon -a from root after 
> startup.
> 
> some help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> system is debian kernel 2.6.8-2-386 running on a compaq presario laptop.
> 
> HELP!!!
> 
> TMH

Are you sure you want to use a flash drive for swap? Wouldn't that tend 
to wear out the device rather quickly? I suppose that might be a good 
way to test its life expectancy. Just a thought.

BTW, I don't know the answer to your question. ;)

-- 
-Eric 'shubes'

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