Does Anyone Use Swapd For Swap File Management?

[xamindar]

I got a package here:
http://www.iaccarino.de/silvio/zaurusstuff.htm

It is supposed to make and mount a swap file when the memory gets to a certain point.  It appears to be loaded and it creates the directory to put the swap files in (/mnt/card/swap) but it isn't making any swap files.  I checked the config file (/etc/swapd.conf) and it is pointing to my mkswap program.  So I don't know what the problem could be.  

Any suggestions?
Thanks.

[aki]

I did use that package in the past with mixed results.  I don't recall the details of the config (/etc/swapd.conf, I think?), but the swap files are created as programs request more memory than available.  So, the situation you describe seems normal.

I originally installed it to be able to run ethereal, which needed 80MB free to start-up.  Swapd did allow me to run it, so it worked as advertised.  In your case, you could try to run opera and open lots of windows.

Now I have a 6GB microdrive, so I just created a permanent swap partition and uninstalled swapd.

Good luck!

[xamindar]

That's what I did.  I opened up every program on my zaurus until it started poping up that window asking me to close some programs.  In the swapd.conf fime it is supposed to create a swap file and mount it when there is less than 16mb of memory free.  I had like 6mb free and it didnt work.

What do you mean you had mixed results?  Does that mean it didn't work part of the time?

[adf]

That's what I did.  I opened up every program on my zaurus until it started poping up that window asking me to close some programs.  In the swapd.conf fime it is supposed to create a swap file and mount it when there is less than 16mb of memory free.  I had like 6mb free and it didnt work.

What do you mean you had mixed results?  Does that mean it didn't work part of the time?
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huh.  It worked fine for me.  there was something about wanting a directory for the swapfiles, though...  I can't quite remeber.  Maybe you'll see an error message along those lines?

[aki]

That's what I did.  I opened up every program on my zaurus until it started poping up that window asking me to close some programs.  In the swapd.conf fime it is supposed to create a swap file and mount it when there is less than 16mb of memory free.  I had like 6mb free and it didnt work.

What do you mean you had mixed results?  Does that mean it didn't work part of the time?
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By mixed results, I mean it seems to work as intended, but, as in your experience, sometimes it seems like there's something wrong.  It just seems clumsy and overcomplicated for the task.

The microdrive/swap partition setup, on the other hand, just works.  No "out of memory" popup window.

[xamindar]

Cool, I think I got it working.  I set the swap location to /hdd3/swap.  It always keeps at least one swap mounted though.  Is there any way to get it to unmount all swap partitions when I don't need them?

[xamindar]

It seems to work, it just doesn't start up when the zaurus boots.  I guess it's no biggie.  I just wonder why.  Which run level is the default?  Is it rc5?