https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/swap-space/m-p/2681205#M1289 You have to run mkswap command on the new swap partition before you issue the swapon -a (e.g. 'mkswap -c /dev/hdb1' where -c forces mkswap to check the device for bad blocks).<BR /><BR /> Tue, 12 Mar 2002 15:19:17 GMT Marcin Golembski_1 2002-03-12T15:19:17Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/swap-space/m-p/2681204#M1288 hello everyone....I have asked many questions over in the hpux forum and have received a lot of help from the fantastic people there....now I have a linux question about swap space....<BR /><BR />I have partitioned 256m of swap space. However, this is not enough to run an Oracle install....sooo...I would like to add more swap space....<BR /><BR />I have installed a 14G hard drive and partitioned it as swap....<BR /><BR />I then put it in the /etc/fstab and gave the <BR />command swapon -a .. it is not picking up the new drive....<BR /><BR />could you please explain the process to me as to how to add an additional disk as swap...does this need to be formatted ??<BR /><BR />obviously, I have left out a step while attempting to get this done...any help is appreciated... thanks<BR /><BR />Jay Tue, 12 Mar 2002 13:48:30 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/swap-space/m-p/2681204#M1288 Jay Cantwell 2002-03-12T13:48:30Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/swap-space/m-p/2681205#M1289 You have to run mkswap command on the new swap partition before you issue the swapon -a (e.g. 'mkswap -c /dev/hdb1' where -c forces mkswap to check the device for bad blocks).<BR /><BR /> Tue, 12 Mar 2002 15:19:17 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/swap-space/m-p/2681205#M1289 Marcin Golembski_1 2002-03-12T15:19:17Z