error enabling swap space device hda3. No such fileordirectory.

[Alexey Fadyushin]

It seems that the swap space works. I think that the installer 
reinitialized the swap partition after giving you the message.
Do you still receiving the message thet the swap partition can not be 
enabled? Do you able to see the swap space in the memory information 
given by 'free'?
Anyway, you can disable the swap space with 'swapoff' reinitialize it 
with 'mkswap' and enable it again with 'swapon'. It should eliminate the 
error you described.

Alexey Fadyushin
Brainbench MVP for Linux.
http://www.brainbench.com

Evan Panagiotopoulos wrote:

> The output was formatted poorly. Here it is again:
> 
> Filename /dev/hda3
> Type partition
> Size 1020116
> Used 0 
> Priority -1
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Evan
> 
>>
>>---- Original Message ----
>>From: epanagio at pcsd.k12.ny.us
>>To: redhat-list at redhat.com
>>Subject: RE: error enabling swap space device hda3. No such
>>fileordirectory. 
>>Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 11:26:22 -0400
>>
>>
>>>Here is the output
>>>
>>>swapon -s
>>>Filename           Type            Size    Used    Priority
>>>/dev/hda3          partition       1020116 0       -1
>>>
>>>
>>>>---- Original Message ----
>>>>From: vkarasik at nds.com
>>>>To: redhat-list at redhat.com
>>>>Subject: RE: error enabling swap space device hda3. No such file
>>>>ordirectory. 
>>>>Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 18:06:23 +0300
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Please check if RHEL 3 uses hda3 as swap:
>>>>>
>>>>>Swapon -s
>>>>>
>>>>>Rgds,
>>>>>Vitaly
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com 
>>>>>>[mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Evan 
>>>>>>Panagiotopoulos
>>>>>>Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 5:39 PM
>>>>>>To: redhat-list at redhat.com
>>>>>>Subject: error enabling swap space device hda3. No such file 
>>>>>>or directory. 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I am trying to upgrade from EL 3 to EL 4. I tested the 4 CDs 
>>>>>>and they are OK. I select the Upgrade option and press OK and 
>>>>>>I see the
>>>>>>following:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>error enabling swap space device hda3. No such file or
>>
>>directory.
>>
>>>>>>This most likely means this swap partition has not been
>>>>
>>>>initialized.
>>>>
>>>>>>Press OK to reboot.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Any ideas?
>>>>>>
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