Re: [coLinux-devel] Is there a way to increase total memory?

[ePAc <ep...@ko...>]

> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <colinux>
>     <block_device index="0"
> path="\DosDevices\c:\coLinux\Debian-3.0r0.ext3.1gb"
> enabled="true">
>     </block_device>
>     <block_device index="1"
> path="\DosDevices\c:\coLinux\cobd.1"
> enabled="true">
>     </block_device>
>     <bootparams>root=/dev/cobd0</bootparams>
>     <image path="vmlinux"></image>
> </colinux>

that is good.

>
> * startup coLinux-daemon with the new config  [
> "colinux-daemon -d -c
> colinux.xml" ]
> * login as root

that is not necessary:

> * $ mkdir /mnt/cobd1
> * $ mkfs.ext3 /dev/cobd1
> * $ mount /dev/cobd1 /mnt/cobd1
> * $ cd /mnt/cobd1
> * $ dd if=/dev/zero of=swapfile bs=1024 count=262144
>   [ 1024*bs*256=256MB
> swapfile ]
> * edit /etc/fstab and add entries for cobd1 and the
> swapfile in mount order,
> like:
>
> /dev/cobd0 / ext2 defaults 0 1
> proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
> /dev/cobd1 /mnt/cobd1 ext2 defaults 0 2
> /mnt/cobd1/swapfile none swap defaults 0 0
>
> * $ mount -a
> * $ swapon -a
>

that on the other hand, is extra work.

why not use the "raw" cobd for swap ?

you should be able to do:

mkswap /dev/cobd1
and add
---8<---8<---
/dev/cobd1	none	swap	defaults
---8<---8<---
to your fstab and have the same result, without using an extra
mountpoint...
then the same swapon -a .. the fstab, the next time you boot should take
care of doing the swapon for you.. :o)

Jok


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