Mac, LInux, Windows Triple Boot - How to Make A Swap.

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hi,

i’m trying to make my imac triple boot(os x, opensuse, & windows vista).

but in the at most 4 partitions, swap partition cannot be mounted.

so i was heard that you need to “edit some files to make the a swap file mounted as the original swap partition”

anybody knows how to edit or add the “code” so my imac can see the “swap partition”?

thanks.

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You can use a swap file instead of a dedicated swap partition. Google for ‘swap file linux’.

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This article Linux add a swap file howto explains the swap file rather well.

If the Mac uses swap, then Linux can use the same swap to.

Let’s say theoretically, you have the following.
sda1 Mac
sda2 Vista
sda3 openSUSE

You still have room for one more partition. If your Mac uses a swap, then more than likely it’ll be like this.
sda1 swap
sda2 Mac
sda3 Vista
sda4 openSUSE

So all you’d have to do is tell openSUSE to mount that swap partition.
So now you have two ways you can do this.