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usb_formatting_with_swap_partition [2022/01/02 15:15] – [Automatic method] rs232 | usb_formatting_with_swap_partition [2022/01/05 06:14] – rs232 | ||
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For this example, we used a 16GB USB flash drive which is seen in the system as device **sda**. | For this example, we used a 16GB USB flash drive which is seen in the system as device **sda**. | ||
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+ | **VERY IMPORTANT!** The filesystem you're going to be choosing must support symbolic-links e.g. exfat(vfat) doesn' | ||
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device=/ | device=/ | ||
partition=$device' | partition=$device' | ||
+ | swappartition=$device' | ||
nvram set usb_automount=" | nvram set usb_automount=" | ||
(echo o; echo n; echo p; echo 2; echo ; echo +1000M; echo t; echo 82; echo n; echo p; echo 1; echo ; echo ; echo w) | fdisk $device | (echo o; echo n; echo p; echo 2; echo ; echo +1000M; echo t; echo 82; echo n; echo p; echo 1; echo ; echo ; echo w) | fdisk $device | ||
mkfs.ext2 -L usb $partion | mkfs.ext2 -L usb $partion | ||
- | # or mkfs.vfat -n usb $partion | + | mkswap -L swap $swappartion |
- | mkswap -L swap /dev/sda2 | + | |
swapon swap | swapon swap | ||
- | mkdir /mnt/sda1 && mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1 | + | mkdir /mnt/usb && mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb |
nvram set usb_automount=" | nvram set usb_automount=" | ||