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| From | Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.raspberry-pi |
| Subject | Re: Adding a hardware swap partition |
| Date | 2026-03-12 09:31 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <slrn10r51uu.3jc.jj@iridium.wf32df> (permalink) |
| References | <10os4nv$17t1j$1@dont-email.me> <slrn10r50u0.3jc.jj@iridium.wf32df> |
Sorry finger trouble - didn't mean to post a reply. On 2026-03-12, Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> wrote: > On 2026-03-11, bp@www.zefox.net <bp@www.zefox.net> wrote: >> Is there a "recipe" for adding a hardware swap partition to an >> existing RasPiOS installation? Ideally I'd like a traditional >> layout, with swap situated between / and /usr. I know how to >> do it with FreeBSD during the install process but this particular >> case involves a running, somewhat valuable RasPiOS installation >> and the tools offered on RasPiOS are different enough to warrant >> a study of prior art if it's available. >> >> What I'd like to do is resize the existing root to roughly its >> present, occupied size, add a swap partition in the freed space >> and then create /usr in the remaining space, copying the old >> /usr to the new, cleaning out usr files from the original root >> partition and mounting the new /usr on the empty mountpoint. >> >> This needs to be done under single-user mode and I don't know >> how to get at single-user in RasPiOS. It could be done via booting >> from a microSD, but that pitches me into the installer which isn't >> exactly familiar territory. >> >> In case it matters, this is on an 8GB Pi5 running Bookworm with >> dual monitors and a 1 TB mechanical hard drive. df reports >> >> Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on >> udev 4081296 0 4081296 0% /dev >> tmpfs 1650304 6512 1643792 1% /run >> /dev/sda2 961067256 61907904 850331260 7% / >> tmpfs 4125728 163136 3962592 4% /dev/shm >> tmpfs 5120 48 5072 1% /run/lock >> /dev/sda1 522230 79520 442710 16% /boot/firmware >> tmpfs 825136 272 824864 1% /run/user/1000 >> >> The need for "real" swap arises when Chromium and Firefox are both >> running with multiple tabs open. >> >> Thanks for reading, and any suggestions! >> >> bob prohaska >>
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Adding a hardware swap partition bp@www.zefox.net - 2026-03-11 16:20 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-11 16:43 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-11 21:39 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition bp@www.zefox.net - 2026-03-12 15:37 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-12 20:59 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition bp@www.zefox.net - 2026-03-13 01:26 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-13 11:15 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2026-03-13 14:16 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-13 16:01 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2026-03-13 18:28 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-13 21:50 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2026-03-13 21:26 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Kees Nuyt <kees@nospam.demon.invalid> - 2026-03-13 22:25 +0100
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> - 2026-03-12 09:13 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> - 2026-03-12 09:31 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> - 2026-03-12 10:07 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2026-03-13 14:40 -0300
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2026-03-15 13:25 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-15 14:02 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Josef Möllers <josef@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-15 17:02 +0100
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2026-03-15 18:04 -0300
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-15 21:31 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2026-03-16 16:01 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-16 22:53 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition bp@www.zefox.net - 2026-03-15 22:53 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-16 01:41 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-16 09:54 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.invalid> - 2026-03-16 11:49 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-16 12:18 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2026-03-17 18:30 -0300
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition bp@www.zefox.net - 2026-03-19 01:36 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-19 08:52 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition bp@www.zefox.net - 2026-03-19 14:49 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-19 19:23 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-19 22:01 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-19 22:00 +0000
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Re: Adding a hardware swap partition The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-20 07:02 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-19 22:56 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2026-03-25 14:53 +0200
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition bp@www.zefox.net - 2026-03-25 18:53 +0000
Re: Adding a hardware swap partition The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-16 12:38 +0000
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