Hi Rick! > > Lets go back a bit. What is in /etc/fstab? > # Mine is a bit strange me doing quad boot FC5, Ubuntu, Suse, and Sun. > ------------------------------------------------- > tod@tod-desktop:~$ cat /etc/fstab > # /etc/fstab: static file system information. > # > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 > /dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1 > /dev/hda2 none swap sw 0 0 > /dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0 > ------------------------------------------------ > # and so you feel more at home: > ------------------------------------------------ > tod@tod-desktop:~$ free -m > total used free shared buffers cached > Mem: 630 620 10 0 71 204 > -/+ buffers/cache: 344 286 > Swap: 1287 18 1268 > tod@tod-desktop:~$ dmesg | grep -i swap > [17179635.188000] Adding 1318456k swap on /dev/hda2. Priority:-1 > extents:1 across:1318456k > --------------------------------------------------- > Is the device in fstab what you want and will the options defined > work? In my case /dev/hda2 was made and chosen by Solaris and I > simply copied, pasted the line in Solaris to this Ubunut fstab. > Anyway, I think it is likely fstab will have a clue. > > Good Hunting! > > Tod > I did post the fstab information before but it was probably missed. Here it is again: [chippy@ophth-bilora ~]$ cat /etc/fstab # This file is edited by fstab-sync - see 'man fstab-sync' for details /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 / ext3 defaults 1 1 LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 /dev/shm /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 /dev/proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/sys /sys sysfs defaults 0 0 LABEL=SWAP-hda6 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/hda2 /mnt/windows ntfs ro,umask=0222 0 0 /dev/hdb /media/cdrecorder auto pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0 I'm going to try what Michael Warfield suggested: mkswap -L "SWAP-hda6" /dev/hda6 I'll reboot and report back. Thanks. Rick B.
