How Do I Create a Swapfile on Version 6b14

[hernandito]

I have just upgraded to v6 from the stable v5. I basically started anew with all the plugins.

 

When I tried a download in Sab, when it went to Par check the download, I got a message:

 

  " Repairing failed, [Errno 12] Cannot allocate memory"

 

I never had this problem before when running v5, I am thinking because I was using the Swapfile plugin. With the swapfile being stored on /mnt/disk1 (which is still formatted as Reiser. The swapfile plugin does not work on v6.

 

Is the a way to create a swapfile? I could not find a swapfile plugin for v6.

 

Please someone help me to fix this.

 

Thanks,

 

H.

[Squid]

You could follow the directions here: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-add-a-swap-file-howto/  (You shouldn't have to do steps 1 and 3 and 6), and adjust the path accordingly (instead of /swapfile1 use /mnt/disk1/swapfile)

 

BTW, if you've got a cache drive, its a far better place to store the swapfile than disk1

[hernandito]

Thank you Squid!!

 

;D

 

It worked perfectly... I followed your advice and placed the swapfile in my cache drive.

 

To make the change persistent (after a reboot), I added the following line at the end of my go file.

 

sleep 120
swapon /mnt/cache/.custom/swapfile

 

I put the sleep in there to give time for the boot process to mount all my drives and load my plugins.

 

I really appreciate your help and pointing me in the right direction.

 

BTW, Sab will repair and unpack my downloads without a hitch.

 

Thanks a million!

 

H.