added HDD in linux services failed to turn on swap

krishna_kawhale · 08-08-2006, 10:14 PM

We have red hat 9 linux workstation, i have added one hdd but system gave error massage swapon failed.

kindly help

krishna

reddazz · 08-08-2006, 11:26 PM

Can you provide more info e.g. contents of your /etc/fstab and details of the exact partition that you have set aside for swap.

krishna_kawhale · 08-09-2006, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reddazz

Can you provide more info e.g. contents of your /etc/fstab and details of the exact partition that you have set aside for swap.

Sir,

Swap problem resolved by using ln command i have just liked the swap area as under :-

1. Login - root
2. fdisk - shown the partition table
2. ln - just given command to link the hda
alloted to swap
syntax - ln -s /dev/hda6 /dev/swap

krishna

krishna_kawhale · 08-09-2006, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reddazz

Can you provide more info e.g. contents of your /etc/fstab and details of the exact partition that you have set aside for swap.

Sir,

Swap problem resolved by using ln command i have just liked the swap area as under :-

1. Login - root
2. fdisk - shown the partition table
2. ln - just given command to link the hda
alloted to swap
syntax - ln -s /dev/hda6 /dev/swap

krishna