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Computer Hobbyist · 06-27-2002, 09:40 PM

RenegadeKing,

I was reading this thread and it struck me that you created a swap partition of 128 meg. I am not sure, but as I recall the maximum swap partition for Redhat 6.0 was 127 meg. You should also make sure you uncheck the "grow to fill disk" box when creating the swap partition. You might also want to check for bad blocks as you format. Since we are dealing with an old harddrive it could be that the swap partition is running into a bad block or two that hasn't been identified. I don't know if these ideas will solve your problem, but you might give them a try if you decide to go back to Linux.

I have a feeling that the problems you are encountering are in the swap partition.

CH

06-27-2002, 09:40 PM	#12
Computer Hobbyist Member (11 bit) Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Blue Springs, MO Posts: 1,766	RenegadeKing, I was reading this thread and it struck me that you created a swap partition of 128 meg. I am not sure, but as I recall the maximum swap partition for Redhat 6.0 was 127 meg. You should also make sure you uncheck the "grow to fill disk" box when creating the swap partition. You might also want to check for bad blocks as you format. Since we are dealing with an old harddrive it could be that the swap partition is running into a bad block or two that hasn't been identified. I don't know if these ideas will solve your problem, but you might give them a try if you decide to go back to Linux. I have a feeling that the problems you are encountering are in the swap partition. CH Last edited by Computer Hobbyist; 06-27-2002 at 09:56 PM.