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SwapCop and 10.2
Authored by: PeteChin888 on Sep 14, '02 08:41:59PM

Warning to all who want to use Swap Cop in 10.2 - just don't.

All that'll happen is that you'll get an error message during bootup saying "check /etc/rc - VM already running." And your swap will still be where it was, in your main OS X partition.

I received the following missive from Joshua Schrier via email; I hope he doesn't mind me quoting him.

"There have been significant changes in SystemStarter and the disk-mounting process during boot in OS 10.2. We are currently working with the Darwin team to integrate the functionality of Swap Cop into the operating system, and will probably update the software for 10.2 at some point in the future, as we learn more from them."

Well, as long as SwapCop works eventually, I'll be happy. I've got clients using PhotoShop / InDesign / Office X / Explorer / Flash who generate pageouts even with 1 GB RAM already..



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RE: SwapCop and 10.2
Authored by: malvolio on Jan 29, '03 08:51:12PM

Weird, because I have successfully used Swap Cop to move the swap partitions on 2 different iMacs running 10.2 (right up to 10.2.3). I know Swap Cop worked because I have checked both machines by locating the swapfile0 file and by using the "ps -ax | grep dynamic_pager" command.



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