SuSE Linux: Versions up to (including) 6.4
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Please switch to the second console by the use of the key combination Alt+F2
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1. Start the program fdisk with: fdisk /dev/hdX (X is your harddrive e.g. hda = 1. IDE Controller Master device) 2. Press "n" to create a new partition 3. Change the IDs of the partitions using the key "t" and enter "82" for Linuxswap
. 4. Quit the program fdisk with "q" 5. Change into the directory /sbin withcd /sbin
6. Now call up "mkswap /dev/hdXY" (Y is the partition you have just created) 7. Type in "sync" 8. and afterwards "swapon /dev/hdXY" 9. Switch back to the first console with the key combinationAlt+F1
10. Confirm the appearing message with "enter"