Re: How to setup SWAP partition for diskless client

[napi@ew.mimos.my (Mohd Hanafiah Abdullah)]

>> >> How do I set up the SWAP partition for a Linux diskless client using a Linux
>> >> server's diskspace?  Thanks.
>...
>> >Again, you need the NFS swap kernel patch to do so.
>
>ftp://ftp.huwig.de/pub/linux/mama/2.0/nfs-swap.gz
>
>You may also want the "agressive swap..." patch (same place). Both in
>conjunction with some fine-tuning in /proc/vm/freepages make my 386/25
>with 8MB but without a HD quite usable as X-termial. I can even start
>one or two applications on it (xpat2 for instance) :-)
>
>Michael Lipka

For which kernel can this patch be used on?  I'm using kernel 2.0.30.
Also, where can I get docs on how to setup the swap partition on the client
whether it should be in /dev/??? or /swapfile.

Thanks.

Napi