Swap partitions and OS 2006

[chitown770]

Hi all,

Thanks in advance for your help - I just received my 770 yesterday. I have a couple of questions re: swap partitions and the 770 (using OS 2006):

1) I've read before that there's an easy way on the contol panel to create a partition on the memory card. I haven't been able to find it yet - any advice?

2) Also, on a 1 GB card, what's the recommended max size of the partition? 128 MB? 256 MB?

Thank you!

[NokNok770]

Hi all,

Thanks in advance for your help - I just received my 770 yesterday. I have a couple of questions re: swap partitions and the 770 (using OS 2006):

1) I've read before that there's an easy way on the contol panel to create a partition on the memory card. I haven't been able to find it yet - any advice?

2) Also, on a 1 GB card, what's the recommended max size of the partition? 128 MB? 256 MB?

Thank you!

In control panel>memory>virtual.

There is a checkbox to create an extended virtual memory on mmc card. The maximum is 64mb, that is what most people use anyway.

[aflegg]

...and it's a swap file, not a partition.

If you want a partition (e.g. so USB access isn't disrupted), you'll have to create it manually as before.

[chitown770]

Thanks for your help - I realized yesterday that the reason I couldn't find it was because Nokia pulled a fast one on me and sent me an old 770 with OS 2005 on it. Supposedly all new online orders came with OS 2006 pre-installed, so I assumed I had the latest software (which I didn't).

[kimmoj]

The new OS only came out a few days ago, and it is unlikely that the devices in the retail pipeline would be upgraded already, IMHO. Fortunately upgrading the device isn't that difficult, and you get a device that is in every way a 2006 OS machine when you do! :)