How long does it take to create a 96 Mb swap file?

[canthackit]

'cos it's taking a bloody eternity on my machine trying to install the 96Mb version on my 4Gb pen, it got to 25 mins and i gave up

i cant go that long without channel hopping

regards: canthackit

 

[Sicilian]

Try a 64mb swapfile, we've found that some USB sticks dont like anything bigger than 64mb, we dont know why.

 

[bobonthejob]

I found mines would take a long time...However i hadnt formatted the memeory stick in the Duo.

After formatting the memory stick in the DUO the creation of the swap file was within 10seconds.

Try a format and give it another whirl.

 

[bassethound]

My old unbranded 4gb took 45min my new Corsair 16gb took less than 20 seconds

 

[canthackit]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh

that means i'm gonna lose all my stuff.

UPDATE:

while i've been on here asking the question and browsing the forum i'd started the process again just gone into the living room and swap file completed bloody 40 mins, still it's done now though

regards: canthackit

 

[Sicilian]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh

that means i'm gonna lose all my stuff.

Try a 64mb first, having 96mb prob wont make much difference.

 

[canthackit]

blimey your posting before i can enter my reply

see thats' the thing the other day i'm not sure if it was poo or silverfox recommended using a 96 Mb hence the reason i've gone for that.

sorry guy's if it was neither of you.......it was someone though
regards: canthackit

 

[Hamram]

On a no-name 256MB stick, it took about an hour to create a 96MB file, and on a new Verbatim 4GB, the same process took about 35 minutes. Both sticks were formatted with FAT32, using a PC.

 

[Palinkat]

I have this guy and it's very fast.

Tried another 8gb corsair and it was as good.

I tried so many unbranded ones and they were all shite

 

[pooface]

It's much better to create a swap file on an ext2/ext3 partition...

Personally, I use a swap partition Plus, I've got a 395mb partition for it Don't wanna be caught out with no swap, and on a 32gb penstick, it's not much space to loose