Re: Max swap on Linux

1998-03-02 Thread Steve Hsieh
On 1 Mar 1998, Ben Pfaff wrote: >I am going to install Debian on a system that may require alot of swap >space. According to the Debian installation notes, Linux only uses up to >128MB of swap space. I've been also told that Linux can handle more. >Which is correct? > > There is

Re: Max swap on Linux

1998-03-02 Thread Ben Pfaff
I am going to install Debian on a system that may require alot of swap space. According to the Debian installation notes, Linux only uses up to 128MB of swap space. I've been also told that Linux can handle more. Which is correct? There is a 128MB limit for each swap area. You can h

Re: Max swap on Linux

1998-03-01 Thread Alex Yukhimets
> I am going to install Debian on a system that may require alot of swap > space. According to the Debian installation notes, Linux only uses up to > 128MB of swap space. I've been also told that Linux can handle more. > Which is correct? Linux cannot handle more than 128M of swap in one partiti

Re: Max swap on Linux

1998-03-01 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Sun, Mar 01, 1998 at 12:59:10AM -0500, Ossama Othman wrote: > I am going to install Debian on a system that may require alot of swap > space. According to the Debian installation notes, Linux only uses up to > 128MB of swap space. I've been also told that Linux can handle more. > Which is corr