I like the 100K better than the 1K I'd heard! -mj- Matthew Martin 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 >> > > Ok, going to reiterate other posts claiming that this is not a good idea. > > As a reliability engr in memories, I can tell you that flash is generally good for 100k writes, a little more if they play some tricks with rotating addresses around behind the scenes. > You will toast your flash stick rather quickly if you actually run in swap. > > It might be a fun experiment (which brand lasts longer?), but not a recommended solution. > > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > --------------------------------------------------- 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