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Post by hawnik on Jun 26, 2013 17:51:53 GMT
Due to problem with my Windows 7 installation which needs a complete reinstall to cure, I have been booting the PC with Linux Mint 14.
I have installed Linux distro 3 times with 3 different distro in the past (many many years ago) and all these installation ask for a swap partition to be created.
On a Live boot CD, is there a swap file setup some where locally on the hard drive? If so where is it located?
Rgd Hawnik
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Post by vikingken on Jul 1, 2013 19:42:27 GMT
A Linux live CD doesn't touch the hard drive at all, it makes a virtual swap file in RAM only. They claim its impossible for a Linux disk to make changes to a hard drive formatted for Windows anyway. The same people claim that Tiger sharks wont eat you if there's an R in the month.
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Post by hawnik on Jul 6, 2013 22:29:24 GMT
Hi Ken
Thank you for your insight into Linux swap file for a Linux live boot CD. That explained why I cannot find any sign of swap file like file on my C: drive searching under both Windows as well as under Linux (My Windows swap file is on my D: drive). This also explained why booting a Linux live boot CD seems to take forever when booting a PC only having 512Mb of Ram.
Regarding the claim about not able to make change to a hard drive formatted by Windows for a PC booting with a Linux live CD, I would dispute that claim from my personal experience. I have many partitions on my hard drive with letter reference from C: to K: (F: is the DVD drive - don't figure!). All the drives are labeled in Windows but however not all labels show up under Linux! One time I was playing around with a live CD and I have managed to wipe an entire partition! So user beware!
About those Tiger sharks, I bet they are thinking to themselves "Awwww... no fast food for a change!"
Regards Hawnik
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