adding swap volume

Posted by Gaurav on Ask Ubuntu See other posts from Ask Ubuntu or by Gaurav
Published on 2012-06-03T04:13:11Z Indexed on 2012/06/03 4:48 UTC
Read the original article Hit count: 327

Filed under:

12.04

|

swap

I have recently installed ubuntu 12.04 alongside my windows 7. But i did not created swap volume for ubuntu. There are already 4 partitions on my hard drive ( one windows 7 , one system tools ( windows 7), one for ubuntu and one for common media storage(ntfs)). Therefore Gparted didn't allow me to create any further partition for swap volume.All it said to create an extended partition, but i do not know to do this. I want to create a swap volume out of common media storage. How can i accomplish this?

And I'm completely new at Ubuntu , so can you suggest some good getting started tutorial for it?

© Ask Ubuntu or respective owner

Related posts about 12.04

Wipe 12.04/Windows 7 dual boot setup and start fresh new 12.04

as seen on Ask Ubuntu - Search for 'Ask Ubuntu'
I have an Asus u56e laptop running dual boot setup, Windows 7 and 12.04. I had Windows 7 first. I was wondering what's the easiest way possible to erase/format my drive (500GB) so that it deletes Ubuntu and Windows 7 so I can reinstall 12.04 onto my whole drive? Does the Ubuntu Live CD help make this… >>> More
In 12.04: Failed to load session 'ubuntu' [closed]

as seen on Ask Ubuntu - Search for 'Ask Ubuntu'
Possible Duplicate: There's an issue with an Alpha/Beta Release of Ubuntu, what should I do? I'm using 12.04 beta. Today I was prompted to install some updates, which I did, followed by a reboot. On reboot, X starts, but all I see is a single dialog window in the middle of the screen… >>> More
Will final version of 12.04 use the power management changes found in kernel 3.3

as seen on Ask Ubuntu - Search for 'Ask Ubuntu'
I have seen in some version of Ubuntu that instead of making a huge change to update to the latest kernel, they take some of the good stuff out of it, for the sake of stability and put it on a previous version. In this case, kernel 3.3 has seen some very good power management enhancements that are… >>> More
Wired PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse do not work in 12.04 Live CD or after fresh 12.04 install - Foxconn D270S Atom Motherboard

as seen on Ask Ubuntu - Search for 'Ask Ubuntu'
My Wired PS/2 keyboard and mouse do not work in 12.04, either in a fresh install or from the Live CD. A USB keyboard and mouse will work. The PS/2 keyboard and mouse will work using the same hardware and a fresh 10.04 Ubuntu install or a fresh Windows 7 install. The motherboard is a Foxconn D270S… >>> More
Difference between 12.04 and 12.04.1

as seen on Ask Ubuntu - Search for 'Ask Ubuntu'
I recently did a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 two days ago. Or at least I thought it was 12.04, but actually 12.04.1. Now I'm having errors popping up from the grub loader. Error: no video mode activated which was apparently resolved in this bug# 699802. However these workarounds are for 11.xx… >>> More

Related posts about swap

Write-error on swap-device, Result: hostbyte=DID_BAD_TARGET driverbyte=DRIVER_OK

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
My root server at 1&1 was unresponsive on HTTP and SSH, so I logged into the serial console . It flooded my connection with endless error messages like quoted below. I initiated a reboot and now everything seems to work properly. After googling, I installed smartctl and ran a short self test… >>> More
GNU/Linux swapping blocks system

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
I have used GNU/Linux on systems from 4 MB RAM to 512 GB RAM. When they start swapping, most of the time you can still log in and kill off the offending process - you just have to be 100-1000 times more patient. On my new 32 GB system that has changed: It blocks when it starts swapping. Sometimes… >>> More
Swap partition not recognized (The disk drive with UUID=... is not ready yet or not present)

as seen on Ask Ubuntu - Search for 'Ask Ubuntu'
I think I had an encrypted swap partition, because I chose to encrypt my home directory during the installation. I believe that's what the line with /dev/mapper/cryptswap1 ... in my /etc/fstab is all about. I did something to bork my swap because on the next boot, I got a message (paraphrased): … >>> More
Newbie ask Swap Value: How much Swap do I have?

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
When looking vmstat, this is what I got: procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- -----cpu------ r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa st 1 0 0 2872 0 0 0 0 8 17 0 14 3 1 94 2 0 the cache… >>> More
Crash and Centos

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
Hello guys and girls, I've a big problem it's the second time that my server crashed. I tried to check every thing and seems correct except this /var/log/messages: May 25 20:16:11 srv1 kernel: swap_free: Bad swap offset entry 00300000 May 25 20:16:33 srv1 kernel: swap_free: Unused swap offset… >>> More