I have run Linux desktops without swap and most of the time it was just fine (it had a large amount of ram so i don't think it cared. but what i understood of the issue now given the large amount of cheap ram swap is generally not needed unless a program needs it for a graceful moment On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 7:50 AM, Alex Dean wrote: > > On Dec 3, 2009, at 4:40 AM, Marco Savo wrote: > >> Hello, >> I have a *simple* question: >> it is possible use a FLASH drive as SWAP? > > Probably, but why would you want to?  For a normal desktop or server, I see > a lot of disadvantages and no advantages over putting swap on a regular HDD. >  Post up your specific reason for being interested in the question, and we > can probably provide better advice.  If you really just want to know 'can it > be done', I think the answer is "yes, but don't do it". > >> and which is the best filesistem to use then? >> (UBIFS? EXT4?...) > > A swap partition is its own kind thing.  It doesn't have a normal > filesystem. > > alex > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss