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- From: jepstei@afterlife.ncsc.mil (John Epstein)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: Swap files versus swap partitions
- Message-ID: <1992Sep4.014701.7151@afterlife.ncsc.mil>
- Date: 4 Sep 92 01:47:01 GMT
- References: <1992Sep3.130335.18409@klaava.Helsinki.FI>
- Organization: The Great Beyond
- Lines: 23
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- In article <1992Sep3.130335.18409@klaava.Helsinki.FI> wirzeniu@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Lars Wirzenius) writes:
- >What reasons are there to prefer swap partitions instead of swap files?
- >...
- >--
- >Lars.Wirzenius@helsinki.fi
-
- I use GNU tar to backup Linux to MS-DOS partition to backup with QIC-40 tape.
- I haven't got +exclude swapfile to work.
- I am repartitioning HD to have swap partition.
- If I'm careful to tar and compress within limits of real memory or temporary
- swapfile, I can use swap partition as MS-DOS "backup" partition and not
- waste the "backup" partition.
-
- BTW: If you plan on using a partition alternaately for MS-DOS and Linux,
- it might have to a real vice logical extended partition.
- OR at least MS-DOS partitions MUST be made before Linux logical partition.
- MS-DOS (3.3 at least) fdisk expects to do its thing first.
-
- Have not yet been brave enough to use Linux to format HD partition and then
- mformat so that the whole backup could be done except QIC-40 from Linux.
-
- John
- jepstei@afterlife.ncsc.mil
-