>mkswap /dev/hdb2 > > I didn't even get to the second command you mentioned: [root at localhost ~]# mkswap /dev/hdb2 mkswap: error: swap area needs to be at least 40kB Usage: mkswap [-c] [-v0|-v1] [-pPAGESZ] /dev/name [blocks] That's weird. I thought my swap partition was 747022+ blocks, which, not knowing what a block is, sounds like a lot more than 40kB. >swapon /dev/hdb2 > >And add this to your /etc/fstab: > /dev/hdb2 swap swap defaults 0 0 > > I did that. I noticed in my fstab file that there is also this: /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01 swap swap defaults 0 0 ... That's not going to cause any conflicts or anything, is it? >P.S. I hope /dev/hdb2 isn't a slave ATA device? Or is it an SATA >device? > > I don't know. /dev/hdb2 is another partition on the same hard drive that my Linux installation is on. Does that answer the question? Are you hoping it's not a slave because if it is a slave, my computer will explode sending fiery shrapnel of death directly into my brain? Dave