I have a swap partition but no swap space
I have a 27.8G swap partition; though I have no swap space, I'd like to change that.
Here is the pertinent output from top.
KiB Swap: 0 total, 0 free, 0 used
I believe I may have turned it off with the swapoff --all. That being said the swapon --all exits with swapon: /dev/sda6: swapon failed: Invalid argument.
Here is the swap entry in my /etc/fstab
# swap was on /dev/sdb6 during installation
UUID=aa0cdc90-ef01-446b-a6a2-fac368d16aca none swap defaults 0 0
I affirmed the UUID of my partition with the one in /etc/fstab.
Below is the output from blkid.
sudo blkid /dev/sda6
/dev/sda6: UUID="aa0cdc90-ef01-446b-a6a2-fac368d16aca" TYPE="swap" PARTUUID="6ddd3267-3895-40e5-9acc-56bfbc58039b"
My swap partiton is on /dev/sda6 not /dev/sdb6.
I presume /dev/sdb6 was the bootable USB I used to install the system.
This is a dual-booted, single-drive system.
Thanks in advance for your help.
swap
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I have a 27.8G swap partition; though I have no swap space, I'd like to change that.
Here is the pertinent output from top.
KiB Swap: 0 total, 0 free, 0 used
I believe I may have turned it off with the swapoff --all. That being said the swapon --all exits with swapon: /dev/sda6: swapon failed: Invalid argument.
Here is the swap entry in my /etc/fstab
# swap was on /dev/sdb6 during installation
UUID=aa0cdc90-ef01-446b-a6a2-fac368d16aca none swap defaults 0 0
I affirmed the UUID of my partition with the one in /etc/fstab.
Below is the output from blkid.
sudo blkid /dev/sda6
/dev/sda6: UUID="aa0cdc90-ef01-446b-a6a2-fac368d16aca" TYPE="swap" PARTUUID="6ddd3267-3895-40e5-9acc-56bfbc58039b"
My swap partiton is on /dev/sda6 not /dev/sdb6.
I presume /dev/sdb6 was the bootable USB I used to install the system.
This is a dual-booted, single-drive system.
Thanks in advance for your help.
swap
asked Jan 11 at 18:36
InquisitorInquisitor
11
3
Could you append the output ofsudo blkidto our question?
– Charles Green
Jan 11 at 18:44
@CharlesGreen I appended theblkidoutput.
– Inquisitor
Jan 11 at 21:48
Your entry in/etc/fstabappears to be wrong. Try changing it to/dev/sda6 none swap defaults 0 0orUUID=aa0cdc90-ef01-446b-a6a2-fac368d16aca none swap defaults 0 0
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Jan 11 at 21:52
Your PARTUUID looks odd for a partition of ID=82 type =Linux swap / Solaris. What does sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda6 |grep sda6 show?
– ubfan1
Jan 11 at 22:08
@SergiyKolodyazhnyy Thanks for the suggestion. Neither of those worked, unfortunately.
– Inquisitor
Jan 11 at 22:40
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I have a 27.8G swap partition; though I have no swap space, I'd like to change that.
Here is the pertinent output from top.
KiB Swap: 0 total, 0 free, 0 used
I believe I may have turned it off with the swapoff --all. That being said the swapon --all exits with swapon: /dev/sda6: swapon failed: Invalid argument.
Here is the swap entry in my /etc/fstab
# swap was on /dev/sdb6 during installation
UUID=aa0cdc90-ef01-446b-a6a2-fac368d16aca none swap defaults 0 0
I affirmed the UUID of my partition with the one in /etc/fstab.
Below is the output from blkid.
sudo blkid /dev/sda6
/dev/sda6: UUID="aa0cdc90-ef01-446b-a6a2-fac368d16aca" TYPE="swap" PARTUUID="6ddd3267-3895-40e5-9acc-56bfbc58039b"
My swap partiton is on /dev/sda6 not /dev/sdb6.
I presume /dev/sdb6 was the bootable USB I used to install the system.
This is a dual-booted, single-drive system.
Thanks in advance for your help.
swap
asked Jan 11 at 18:36
InquisitorInquisitor
11
I have a 27.8G swap partition; though I have no swap space, I'd like to change that.
Here is the pertinent output from top.
KiB Swap: 0 total, 0 free, 0 used
I believe I may have turned it off with the swapoff --all. That being said the swapon --all exits with swapon: /dev/sda6: swapon failed: Invalid argument.
Here is the swap entry in my /etc/fstab
# swap was on /dev/sdb6 during installation
UUID=aa0cdc90-ef01-446b-a6a2-fac368d16aca none swap defaults 0 0
I affirmed the UUID of my partition with the one in /etc/fstab.
Below is the output from blkid.
sudo blkid /dev/sda6
/dev/sda6: UUID="aa0cdc90-ef01-446b-a6a2-fac368d16aca" TYPE="swap" PARTUUID="6ddd3267-3895-40e5-9acc-56bfbc58039b"
My swap partiton is on /dev/sda6 not /dev/sdb6.
I presume /dev/sdb6 was the bootable USB I used to install the system.
This is a dual-booted, single-drive system.
Thanks in advance for your help.
swap
swap
asked Jan 11 at 18:36
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asked Jan 11 at 18:36
InquisitorInquisitor
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edited Jan 11 at 22:43
Inquisitor
asked Jan 11 at 18:36
InquisitorInquisitor
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asked Jan 11 at 18:36
InquisitorInquisitor
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asked Jan 11 at 18:36
InquisitorInquisitor
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Could you append the output ofsudo blkidto our question?
– Charles Green
Jan 11 at 18:44
@CharlesGreen I appended theblkidoutput.
– Inquisitor
Jan 11 at 21:48
Your entry in/etc/fstabappears to be wrong. Try changing it to/dev/sda6 none swap defaults 0 0orUUID=aa0cdc90-ef01-446b-a6a2-fac368d16aca none swap defaults 0 0
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Jan 11 at 21:52
Your PARTUUID looks odd for a partition of ID=82 type =Linux swap / Solaris. What does sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda6 |grep sda6 show?
– ubfan1
Jan 11 at 22:08
@SergiyKolodyazhnyy Thanks for the suggestion. Neither of those worked, unfortunately.
– Inquisitor
Jan 11 at 22:40
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3
Could you append the output ofsudo blkidto our question?
– Charles Green
Jan 11 at 18:44
@CharlesGreen I appended theblkidoutput.
– Inquisitor
Jan 11 at 21:48
Your entry in/etc/fstabappears to be wrong. Try changing it to/dev/sda6 none swap defaults 0 0orUUID=aa0cdc90-ef01-446b-a6a2-fac368d16aca none swap defaults 0 0
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Jan 11 at 21:52
Your PARTUUID looks odd for a partition of ID=82 type =Linux swap / Solaris. What does sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda6 |grep sda6 show?
– ubfan1
Jan 11 at 22:08
@SergiyKolodyazhnyy Thanks for the suggestion. Neither of those worked, unfortunately.
– Inquisitor
Jan 11 at 22:40
3
3
Could you append the output of
sudo blkid to our question?– Charles Green
Jan 11 at 18:44
Could you append the output of
sudo blkid to our question?– Charles Green
Jan 11 at 18:44
@CharlesGreen I appended the
blkid output.– Inquisitor
Jan 11 at 21:48
@CharlesGreen I appended the
blkid output.– Inquisitor
Jan 11 at 21:48
Your entry in
/etc/fstab appears to be wrong. Try changing it to /dev/sda6 none swap defaults 0 0 or UUID=aa0cdc90-ef01-446b-a6a2-fac368d16aca none swap defaults 0 0– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Jan 11 at 21:52
Your entry in
/etc/fstab appears to be wrong. Try changing it to /dev/sda6 none swap defaults 0 0 or UUID=aa0cdc90-ef01-446b-a6a2-fac368d16aca none swap defaults 0 0– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Jan 11 at 21:52
Your PARTUUID looks odd for a partition of ID=82 type =Linux swap / Solaris. What does sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda6 |grep sda6 show?
– ubfan1
Jan 11 at 22:08
Your PARTUUID looks odd for a partition of ID=82 type =Linux swap / Solaris. What does sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda6 |grep sda6 show?
– ubfan1
Jan 11 at 22:08
@SergiyKolodyazhnyy Thanks for the suggestion. Neither of those worked, unfortunately.
– Inquisitor
Jan 11 at 22:40
@SergiyKolodyazhnyy Thanks for the suggestion. Neither of those worked, unfortunately.
– Inquisitor
Jan 11 at 22:40
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Have you ever changed it? Maybe you didn't set your swap.Personally,I recommend you use Gparted to edit your swap again, you can install Gparted in your terminal or I have write an answer here How to install Gparted(iso).After that the swap won't show up because it is not active,type:
sudo gedit /etc/fstab
add:
/swap/swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0
reboot,and see if it is all right:
cat /proc/swaps
answered Jan 12 at 2:51
wjrforcyberwjrforcyber
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/swap/swapfilehas to exist first in order to be added. Also reboot is unnecessary,swaponcommand is sufficient
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Jan 12 at 3:19
Yeah,you are right.Just change the UUID will be all right.:)...I'll try not reboot next time,I always reboot after I edit about the disk partition...&_&
– wjrforcyber
Jan 12 at 4:11
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Have you ever changed it? Maybe you didn't set your swap.Personally,I recommend you use Gparted to edit your swap again, you can install Gparted in your terminal or I have write an answer here How to install Gparted(iso).After that the swap won't show up because it is not active,type:
sudo gedit /etc/fstab
add:
/swap/swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0
reboot,and see if it is all right:
cat /proc/swaps
answered Jan 12 at 2:51
wjrforcyberwjrforcyber
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/swap/swapfilehas to exist first in order to be added. Also reboot is unnecessary,swaponcommand is sufficient
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Jan 12 at 3:19
Yeah,you are right.Just change the UUID will be all right.:)...I'll try not reboot next time,I always reboot after I edit about the disk partition...&_&
– wjrforcyber
Jan 12 at 4:11
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Have you ever changed it? Maybe you didn't set your swap.Personally,I recommend you use Gparted to edit your swap again, you can install Gparted in your terminal or I have write an answer here How to install Gparted(iso).After that the swap won't show up because it is not active,type:
sudo gedit /etc/fstab
add:
/swap/swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0
reboot,and see if it is all right:
cat /proc/swaps
answered Jan 12 at 2:51
wjrforcyberwjrforcyber
11
/swap/swapfilehas to exist first in order to be added. Also reboot is unnecessary,swaponcommand is sufficient
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Jan 12 at 3:19
Yeah,you are right.Just change the UUID will be all right.:)...I'll try not reboot next time,I always reboot after I edit about the disk partition...&_&
– wjrforcyber
Jan 12 at 4:11
add a comment |
Have you ever changed it? Maybe you didn't set your swap.Personally,I recommend you use Gparted to edit your swap again, you can install Gparted in your terminal or I have write an answer here How to install Gparted(iso).After that the swap won't show up because it is not active,type:
sudo gedit /etc/fstab
add:
/swap/swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0
reboot,and see if it is all right:
cat /proc/swaps
answered Jan 12 at 2:51
wjrforcyberwjrforcyber
11
Have you ever changed it? Maybe you didn't set your swap.Personally,I recommend you use Gparted to edit your swap again, you can install Gparted in your terminal or I have write an answer here How to install Gparted(iso).After that the swap won't show up because it is not active,type:
sudo gedit /etc/fstab
add:
/swap/swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0
reboot,and see if it is all right:
cat /proc/swaps
answered Jan 12 at 2:51
wjrforcyberwjrforcyber
11
answered Jan 12 at 2:51
wjrforcyberwjrforcyber
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answered Jan 12 at 2:51
wjrforcyberwjrforcyber
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answered Jan 12 at 2:51
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/swap/swapfilehas to exist first in order to be added. Also reboot is unnecessary,swaponcommand is sufficient
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Jan 12 at 3:19
Yeah,you are right.Just change the UUID will be all right.:)...I'll try not reboot next time,I always reboot after I edit about the disk partition...&_&
– wjrforcyber
Jan 12 at 4:11
add a comment |
/swap/swapfilehas to exist first in order to be added. Also reboot is unnecessary,swaponcommand is sufficient
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Jan 12 at 3:19
Yeah,you are right.Just change the UUID will be all right.:)...I'll try not reboot next time,I always reboot after I edit about the disk partition...&_&
– wjrforcyber
Jan 12 at 4:11
/swap/swapfile has to exist first in order to be added. Also reboot is unnecessary, swapon command is sufficient– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Jan 12 at 3:19
/swap/swapfile has to exist first in order to be added. Also reboot is unnecessary, swapon command is sufficient– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Jan 12 at 3:19
Yeah,you are right.Just change the UUID will be all right.:)...I'll try not reboot next time,I always reboot after I edit about the disk partition...&_&
– wjrforcyber
Jan 12 at 4:11
Yeah,you are right.Just change the UUID will be all right.:)...I'll try not reboot next time,I always reboot after I edit about the disk partition...&_&
– wjrforcyber
Jan 12 at 4:11
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Could you append the output of
sudo blkidto our question?– Charles Green
Jan 11 at 18:44
@CharlesGreen I appended the
blkidoutput.– Inquisitor
Jan 11 at 21:48
Your entry in
/etc/fstabappears to be wrong. Try changing it to/dev/sda6 none swap defaults 0 0orUUID=aa0cdc90-ef01-446b-a6a2-fac368d16aca none swap defaults 0 0– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Jan 11 at 21:52
Your PARTUUID looks odd for a partition of ID=82 type =Linux swap / Solaris. What does sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda6 |grep sda6 show?
– ubfan1
Jan 11 at 22:08
@SergiyKolodyazhnyy Thanks for the suggestion. Neither of those worked, unfortunately.
– Inquisitor
Jan 11 at 22:40