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    Trying to create a swapfile

    FYI all I figured it out, I had to use ZRAM not a normal swap, it seems. Something like: https://serverfault.com/questions/794954/add-swap-partition-on-zram-device-using-udev-rule seems to work. I can now boot Arch and run Firefox, Thunderbird, Docker, Gimp etc - not bad for a cheap ARM...
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    Trying to create a swapfile

    Thanks, I was acutally using that page, so I'm still stuck I think it's either the Kernel doesn't support it somehow Or the way Chrome devices do partitions etc might be incompatabile with swaping
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    Trying to create a swapfile

    I have an ASUS C101P Chromebook I have followed some guides to build a working Arch with a custom Kernel As root I issue the commands: dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile bs=1M count=4096 status=progress chmod 600 /swapfile mkswap /swapfile swapon /swapfile When I run swapon I see: swapon: /swapfile...
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    XOrg Eats the CPU when Plugging in USB Device

    When I plug in or remove a USB device Xorg uses 100% of the CPU causing the system to become unusable. My Distro is KDE Neon (so Plasma 5). I have this issue on my laptop and my desktop. Both systems are up-to-date. I'm not sure what to do to debug this, does anyone have any ideas? Thanks
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