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Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2002 10:09 pm Post subject: initialize filesystems |
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i read the doc and searched the forum, but it seems, no one has had my sort of problem/question.
when initializing filesystems, as in chapter 6 of the installation guide, it is not clear to me: after marking the 2nd partition as swap ("mkswap /dev/hda2"), do i have to create a filesystem for the 2nd partition? |
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rac Bodhisattva
Joined: 30 May 2002 Posts: 6553 Location: Japanifornia
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Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2002 10:13 pm Post subject: Re: initialize filesystems |
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Guest wrote: | after marking the 2nd partition as swap ("mkswap /dev/hda2"), do i have to create a filesystem for the 2nd partition? |
You just did.
The mkswap command is the equivalent of mkfs for swap partitions. _________________ For every higher wall, there is a taller ladder |
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BonezTheGoon Bodhisattva
Joined: 14 Jun 2002 Posts: 1408 Location: Albuquerque, NM -- birthplace of Microsoft and Gentoo
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Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2002 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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Yes and No. Yes because you did create a file system when you used the command . No because you already made a swap file system on /dev/hda2. Next the thing you need to do to your swap space to make it usable is 'mount' it--but this is also different from a normal file system/partition-- for this you use the command which is later referenced in the proper place in the build document.
Hope that helps!
Regards,
BonezTheGoon |
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