just mucking around with partitions (noob style) and noticed that I don't have a swap file. Got a new 64GB SD card and wondering if I should create one? Seems quite a few forums on Linux reckon it's not a bad idea.
My Linux partition is 8GB, of which I intend to use 4-6, the other partition is Data.
Cheers, Geoff.
Swap Disk or not?
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Re: Swap Disk or not?
There is no value in having a swap partition on an SDCard, it's not fast enough and your system will crawl as soon as you start swapping.
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Re: Swap Disk or not?
I wouldn't make one and it doesn't really help. The SD card is so slow that its not really worth doing it. Others may say differently, but its never been an issue for me.
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Re: Swap Disk or not?
Flash media might not the best place for swap space ,
since it wears out fast. Thats why the default swappiness
on the Pi is set so low , too.
Either use an extra spinning disk or a throwaway pendrive.
But swap is horrible for interactive use IMHO. I would only
consider it when the Pi is running server tasks where it
doesn't matter if seconds turn into minutes because the Pi
starts swapping.
ghans
since it wears out fast. Thats why the default swappiness
on the Pi is set so low , too.
Either use an extra spinning disk or a throwaway pendrive.
But swap is horrible for interactive use IMHO. I would only
consider it when the Pi is running server tasks where it
doesn't matter if seconds turn into minutes because the Pi
starts swapping.
ghans
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