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Alanp
03-11-10, 14:40
Swapfile or No Swapfile please list your reasons
pooface
03-11-10, 14:55
Helps the image run smoother, as there are likely times when the image will run out of space...
irishchris
03-11-10, 15:00
swapfile on hdd or usb? mine is on usb
pooface
03-11-10, 15:25
swapfile on hdd or usb? mine is on usb

Mine is on usb also... Edited thread to reflect this...
WOIIFTM
03-11-10, 15:27
Swap file on USB. Keeps the box smoother, cooler and quieter.
guff daddy
03-11-10, 17:34
Picked up an 8GB USB for about €10 on ebay - using it for picons/timeshift/swapfile
plusser
03-11-10, 17:37
No Swap > totaly unecessary and keeps the box smoother, cooler and quieter.
sonc
03-11-10, 17:51
Just created one on USB.......no reason really....just to see if it gets used



root@bm750:/# free
total used free shared buffers
Mem: 141400 130084 11316 0 876
Swap: 32756 4 32752
Total: 174156 130088 44068
Sicilian
03-11-10, 18:30
Swap USB here.

I've got a SanDisk Cruzer Blade for my swapfile and picons. The great thing I found about the Cruzer Blade it that it WONT get detected if trying to flash a USB image, so its great for leaving plugged in the rear of a Duo, it never interfiers with flashing.


http://www.sandisk.com/products/computing-products/sandisk-cruzer-blade-usb-flash-drive
irishchris
03-11-10, 19:04
root@bm750:/# free
total used free shared buffers
Mem: 141388 135600 11316 0 244
Swap: 8184 6360 1824
Total: 149572 141960 7612



this is mine:confused:
bob1
03-11-10, 19:41
Just done it with a flash disk of mine thats not detected with a usb flash image as well.
andyblac
03-11-10, 19:51
root@bm750:/# free
total used free shared buffers
Mem: 141388 135600 11316 0 244
Swap: 8184 6360 1824
Total: 149572 141960 7612this is mine:confused:

that normal, here mine :D


root@bm750:/media/hdd/plugin# free
total used free shared buffers
Mem: 141400 129444 11956 0 2368
Swap: 257032 6060 250972
Total: 398432 135504 262928
pooface
03-11-10, 21:49
And this is mine:


root@bm750:~# free
total used free shared buffers
Mem: 141388 122964 18424 0 584
Swap: 408060 27424 380636
Total: 549448 150388 399060
RogerThis
04-11-10, 00:31
What the advantage of having the swap on usb over the hard drive?
silverfox0786
04-11-10, 00:50
can i just report that when i try to create a swap on usb it creates ok but does not start. But when i create one on HDD it creates fine and also starts ok too. what am i doing wrong

using a 2gb sandisk micro and creating a 64MB swap
mrgee
04-11-10, 10:01
What the advantage of having the swap on usb over the hard drive?

When your swap file is on the HDD, then the HDD never spins down as its continually being used. Putting the swap file on the USB allows you HDD to spin down when not in use.

USB have quicker access times
silverfox0786
05-11-10, 19:36
Ignore my above post i got it working it was a case of the box needing rebooting all working on my USB
vu-duo-user
05-11-10, 22:37
Why not have a swap on a cheap USB stick which can also be used for picons. I always used a SD card on my old Technomate 9101 so maybe it's a habit.
guff daddy
06-11-10, 15:37
Picked up an 8GB USB for about €10 on ebay - using it for picons/timeshift/swapfile

Of course, about 10 minutes after I wrote this, the cheap piece of shit USB gave up the ghost!!

Thanks to Sicilian's tip, I picked up an 8GB Sandisk Cruzer Blade on fleabay from an Irish supplier for about €14 including postage.