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What file format do i use?
Name: Dr. Doog Date: November 19, 2003 at 15:56:23 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 1.8ghz/256
Comment:
i'm partitoning my hard drive, but do i make it Linux native(130/82h) or linux swap(131/83h)?
Name: anonproxy Date: November 19, 2003 at 16:02:23 Pacific
Reply:
Well, you are going to want both. How about you make your swap file about 512MB and leave the rest as a regular Linux partition.
Partitioning has nothing to do with file formats.
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Response Number 2
Name: DrDoog Date: November 19, 2003 at 16:11:45 Pacific
Reply:
it does if i know i need a different format! and thanks for the help! WOAH... PRETTY COLORS!
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Response Number 3
Name: egkenny Date: November 19, 2003 at 19:51:22 Pacific
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Windows has normal partions with filesystem types such as fat16, fat32, NTFS.
Windows uses virtual memory to extend regular RAM memory when it is used up. It uses a special "swap file" to do this. In Windows XP it is named "pagefile.sys". In Windows 98 it is named "win386.swp".
Linux has normal native partions with filesystem types such as ext2 and ext3.
Linux also uses virtual memory but has fixed size "swap partition" instead of "swap files" like windows. Linux "swap partitions" are usually made twice the size of your RAM. That is, if you have 256 MB RAM you create a 512 MB swap partition.
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Response Number 4
Name: 3Dave Date: November 20, 2003 at 02:49:26 Pacific
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Regarding the size of your swap, you may want to read this: http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/53.html
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