echo 30 > /proc/sys/vm/swappiness
* /dev/mmcblk0 (internal eMMC itself) * /dev/mmcblk0p1 (27 GB partition mounted on /home/user/MyDocs) * /dev/mmcblk0p2 (2 GB partition mounted on /home) * /dev/mmcblk0p3 (768 MB swap partition on eMMC) * /dev/mmcblk1 (microSD itself) * /dev/mmcblk1p1 (FAT32 partition on your microSD mounted on /media/mmc1) * /dev/mmcblk1p2 (swap partition on your microSD)
1. mmc part defines type of storage device 2. blkX defines number of storage device (0 is internal eMMC, 1 is microSD) 3. pY defines partition number
swapon /dev/mmcblk1p2
1. activate the microSD swap: swapon.debian -p 0 /dev/mmcblk1p2 2. temporarily deactivate the eMMC swap: swapoff /dev/mmcblk0p3 3. activate it again with matching priority: swapon.debian -p 0 /dev/mmcblk0p3
/home/user # cat /proc/swaps
Filename Type Size Used Priority /dev/mmcblk0p3 partition 786424 65464 0 /dev/mmcblk1p2 partition 393272 97908 0