From: keh5@ellis.uchicago.edu (keith eric hellman) Subject: Need Help: rw_swap_page: bad swap file Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1993 05:44:36 GMT
I am running Linux 0.99pl6-26; SLS distribution brought down from
tsx-11.mit.edu on 4/11/93. The box: 486DX, 4Meg, 120MB SCSI w/
Adaptec 1542b.
I have been running Linux since 0.97 with little (if any) serious
problems. Now something has popped up that I just can't resolve.
It occurs when I run X, but I don't think X is the problem per se:
#1 olwm just doesn't behave correctly from the get go.
#2 when I exit (harshly with CTRL-ALT-BS) I have a long
list of:
> olwm: Warning, X Error: BadGC (invalid GC parameters)
> Request Major Code: 74
> Request Minor Code: 0
> ResourceID 0x800030.
errors.
#3 The machine is then in a pseudo-locked up state. I can get
to another tty but cannon login. While I was trying to hash
this problem out, I accidently switched to tty3...
#4 The screen is _full_ of the single error message:
> rw_swap_page: bad swap file
I have done little to the SLS distribution startup files, only the following
two lines:
<BOF>
># swapfile
>mkswap /usr/local/paging/swapfile 5120
>swapon /usr/local/paging/swapfile
>
>/usr/bin/setterm -blank 10 <-- Beginning of SLS stuff.
at the beggining of /etc/rc.local. I don't get any errors at startup
and free after login reports:
total used free shared buffers
Mem: 2920 1672 1248 384 780
Swap: 5116 0 5116
I'm not sure where my mistake has been and would appreciate some quick
advice if possible. I _really_ don't wanna dig through source code for
the answer.
Please reply by email; I've cluttered the c.o.l enough with this post I'm
sure.
keh5@midway.uchicago.edu