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Sharing pagefile.sys with Linux and Windows [ Undeletable file. I'm stumped.]
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glee typed: "BillW50" wrote in message ... On 9/14/2012 6:00 PM, glee wrote: "BillW50" wrote in message ... On 9/14/2012 4:06 PM, glee wrote: replies inline... "BillW50" wrote in message ... [snip] Whoa! I found lots of URLs yesterday telling you how to use the Windows swapfile under Linux. Although I couldn't find anybody recommend it. Since it takes a performance hit when doing so. They seem to suggest it is most useful when you don't have the disk space for a Linux swap partition... I've seen a few mentions of it, but it requires a lot of tweaking plus a series of parameters at every startup to work, is not "supported", and definitely is not done by any distributions of Linux. It's something that's been played with by some users, but you won't find it as even an alternative on a Live CD as far as I know. [snip] Naw... it is very easy to do even permanently. mkswap /mnt/data/pagefile.sys swapon /mnt/data/pagefile.sys Now permanently... you need an entry in your /etc/fstab file that looks like this: .. /mnt/data/pagefile.sys swap swap defaults 0 0 .. You're done! Sharing a swap file with linux and windows http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...indows-109511/ Yes...that's the series of parameters that have to be added so they run at every boot, as I stated. Matters not as far as a Live CD goes.... no standard Live CD is going to come this way... and it's Live CDs that we're talking about. That isn't how I understand it. mkswap /mnt/data/pagefile.sys [makes or adjusts pagefile.sys for Linux use] swapon /mnt/data/pagefile.sys [sets pagefile.sys as swapfile] If the two above has no problems you are good to modify the fstab file. /mnt/data/pagefile.sys swap swap defaults 0 0 Now it is permanent. Now you boot up and it automatically uses the Windows swapfile. Works for live versions too. If Windows actually uses it too, you need to add this in your /etc/rc.sysinit file so Linux can adjust it for Linux. mkswap /mnt/data/pagefile.sys Now you simply bootup and the Windows swapfile will be used by Linux with every boot. No series of parameters to add or anything. I'm stating the same thing. By adding them to fstab, they are making the change at every boot.... they run at every boot. It isn't something that is built into any Live CD, which is the original point of this discussion. Oh wow! I never thought of it like that. Using that logic, Windows isn't compatible with most PCs. As Windows uses the Windows registry to change from the defaults. And it does this with every boot with every single Windows install out there. Thus when you change the way Linux boots, but only using what is supplied in the stock system. I personally call this as built in support. I am not sure why you don't? -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2 Centrino Core2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz - 4GB - Windows XP SP2 |
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Sharing pagefile.sys with Linux and Windows [ Undeletable file. I'm stumped.]
On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 08:30:37 -0500, "BillW50" wrote:
Oh wow! I never thought of it like that. Using that logic, Windows isn't compatible with most PCs. As Windows uses the Windows registry to change from the defaults. And it does this with every boot with every single Windows install out there. Thus when you change the way Linux boots, but only using what is supplied in the stock system. I personally call this as built in support. I am not sure why you don't? A word of advice: When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. |
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Sharing pagefile.sys with Linux and Windows [ Undeletablefile. I'm stumped.]
On 9/15/2012 10:49 AM, Char Jackson wrote:
On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 08:30:37 -0500, wrote: Oh wow! I never thought of it like that. Using that logic, Windows isn't compatible with most PCs. As Windows uses the Windows registry to change from the defaults. And it does this with every boot with every single Windows install out there. Thus when you change the way Linux boots, but only using what is supplied in the stock system. I personally call this as built in support. I am not sure why you don't? A word of advice: When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. I'm not in a hole, but on the top of the world. -- Bill Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Thunderbird v12.0.1 Centrino Core2 Duo T5600 1.83GHz - 4GB - Windows XP SP2 |
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Sharing pagefile.sys with Linux and Windows [ Undeletable file. I'm stumped.]
On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 11:32:41 -0500, BillW50 wrote:
On 9/15/2012 10:49 AM, Char Jackson wrote: On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 08:30:37 -0500, wrote: Oh wow! I never thought of it like that. Using that logic, Windows isn't compatible with most PCs. As Windows uses the Windows registry to change from the defaults. And it does this with every boot with every single Windows install out there. Thus when you change the way Linux boots, but only using what is supplied in the stock system. I personally call this as built in support. I am not sure why you don't? A word of advice: When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. I'm not in a hole, but on the top of the world. Look around, make sure you aren't in China. You've been digging so long you might have popped out the other side. |
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Sharing pagefile.sys with Linux and Windows [ Undeletable file. I'm stumped.]
"BillW50" wrote in message
... In , glee typed: [snip] Whoa! I found lots of URLs yesterday telling you how to use the Windows swapfile under Linux. Although I couldn't find anybody recommend it. Since it takes a performance hit when doing so. They seem to suggest it is most useful when you don't have the disk space for a Linux swap partition... I've seen a few mentions of it, but it requires a lot of tweaking plus a series of parameters at every startup to work, is not "supported", and definitely is not done by any distributions of Linux. It's something that's been played with by some users, but you won't find it as even an alternative on a Live CD as far as I know. [snip] Naw... it is very easy to do even permanently. mkswap /mnt/data/pagefile.sys swapon /mnt/data/pagefile.sys Now permanently... you need an entry in your /etc/fstab file that looks like this: .. /mnt/data/pagefile.sys swap swap defaults 0 0 .. You're done! Sharing a swap file with linux and windows http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...indows-109511/ Yes...that's the series of parameters that have to be added so they run at every boot, as I stated. Matters not as far as a Live CD goes.... no standard Live CD is going to come this way... and it's Live CDs that we're talking about. That isn't how I understand it. mkswap /mnt/data/pagefile.sys [makes or adjusts pagefile.sys for Linux use] swapon /mnt/data/pagefile.sys [sets pagefile.sys as swapfile] If the two above has no problems you are good to modify the fstab file. /mnt/data/pagefile.sys swap swap defaults 0 0 Now it is permanent. Now you boot up and it automatically uses the Windows swapfile. Works for live versions too. If Windows actually uses it too, you need to add this in your /etc/rc.sysinit file so Linux can adjust it for Linux. mkswap /mnt/data/pagefile.sys Now you simply bootup and the Windows swapfile will be used by Linux with every boot. No series of parameters to add or anything. I'm stating the same thing. By adding them to fstab, they are making the change at every boot.... they run at every boot. It isn't something that is built into any Live CD, which is the original point of this discussion. Oh wow! I never thought of it like that. Using that logic, Windows isn't compatible with most PCs. As Windows uses the Windows registry to change from the defaults. And it does this with every boot with every single Windows install out there. Thus when you change the way Linux boots, but only using what is supplied in the stock system. I personally call this as built in support. I am not sure why you don't? No, actually there is no comparison between what the fstab file does in Linux, and what Windows does with the Registry or any other config file. The fstab file is primarily used for partition mounting and file system configuration. Windows does not need user commands stored anywhere, to mount volumes or determine file systems... they are mounted automatically in Windows using info in the partition tables. The NTFS file system stores mounts as NTFS junctions. Only drive letter assignments are kept in the Registry, for the already-mounted volumes. -- Glen Ventura MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 CompTIA A+ |
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