Mandrake 8.2 uses kernel 2.4.18. So what is "more than twice physical memory"? I have 261,560 KB of RAM - 2x is 523,120 KB, so should I set it at 530, 550, 600 MB? Does it really matter? Mark Phillips Phillips Marketing, Inc. mark@phillipsmarketing.biz 480 945-0798 480 945-9197 fax No trees were destroyed in the sending of this contaminant free message, however, a significant number of electrons may have been inconvenienced. -----Original Message----- From: David Mandala [SMTP:davidm@them.com] Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 4:03 PM To: Plug Subject: Re: INstallation Questions If Mandrake 8.2 is using a 2.4.x kernel then you need at least 2x the swap space as installed RAM if not more. If it's using a 2.2.x kernel then 1x the swap space as installed RAM. On Mon, 2003-03-17 at 15:56, Mark Phillips wrote: > I have a laptop with Win2K installed. I want to resize the primary > partition to add Linux (Mandrake 8.2). > > 1. How big should I make the swap space? I will have 2-3 users, and will > use the machine as a Java development machine running tomcat and j2ee apps. > > 2. Any hidden gotchas I should know about before I partition the drive? I > am using PartitionMagic to add a new logical partition for Linux to the > single primary partition that has Win2k > > Thanks! > > Mark Phillips > Phillips Marketing, Inc. > mark@phillipsmarketing.biz > 480 945-0798 > 480 945-9197 fax > > No trees were destroyed in the sending of this contaminant free message, > however, a significant number of electrons may have been inconvenienced. > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- David IS Mandala gpg fingerprint 8932 E7EF CCF5 1B8C 1B5C A92E C678 795E 45B2 D952 Phoenix, AZ (480) 460-7545 HP, (602) 741-1363 CP http://www.them.com/~davidm/ --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss