Re: [coLinux-users] swap partition not working (device or resource busy)

[Henry N. <Hen...@Ar...>]

Andrew Roth wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I used to be able to mount my swap partition in colinux, but it seems to
> be failing silently now.
> 
> [...]
> --(23:47)-- $ sudo mkswap /dev/hda5
> /dev/hda5: Device or resource busy
> --(/home/andrewr)-----------------------------------(andrewr@andrewr-laptop:1)--
> --(23:47)-- $
> 
> My config is pretty simple:
> [...]
> # File systems
> hda5=\Device\HarddiskVolume4 # swap
> hda6=\Device\HarddiskVolume5 # ubuntu

Doubble check, that you used the right Volume number 4.
>From http://www.chrysocome.net/dd run
  dd --list
and check that the name HarddiskVolume4 is linked to your Partition.

I'm preffer more the style in form
  hda5=\Device\Harddisk0\Partition4 # swap
  hda6=\Device\Harddisk0\Partition5 # ubuntu
There the names are coded by hardware, and not from windows internal
counts of "HarddiskVolume*".

Other idea is to use a swapfile in the mounted hda6 filesystem.

-- 
Henry N.