Re: Creating linux-swap parititions?

[Andrew Clausen]

Karl Krasnowsky wrote:
> 
> After determining that there was nothing wrong with my disk I'm
> wondering if I'm not quite understanding the process of creating a
> linux-swap partition.
> I created a 6G extended partition and then issued the parted command:
> mkpartfs logical linux-swap 2000 2128
> and the system has been spinning continuously for past 5-10 minutes
> without any error messages and I had to CTRL-Z out of the process.
> I don't really need this partition, I was simply attempted to create one
> for the heck of it. But I would suspect that if chose to move my present
> linux swap from the primary to the secondary drive I would first have to
> create the linux-swap partition in order to move it(?).
> I am able to create logical ext2 partitions just fine, but no can do on
> a linux-swap. Is this expected?

Well, the linux-swap code checks for bad blocks.  Maybe I should
try to speed it up...

Andrew Clausen