From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 21 16:47:03 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF9FE16A403 for ; Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:47:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3FC1E43D9E for ; Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:44:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id kALGhPrg046137; Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:43:26 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id kALGhPGO046136; Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:43:25 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:43:25 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: Zbigniew Szalbot Message-ID: <20061121164325.GC45815@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <200611192329.36312.mapsware@prodigy.net.mx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: Martin Alejandro Paredes Sanchez , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: changing swap size X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:47:03 -0000 On Tue, Nov 21, 2006 at 07:39:37AM +0100, Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > Hello, > > On Sun, 19 Nov 2006, Martin Alejandro Paredes Sanchez wrote: > > >>>I think not. ?Are your computer still swaping? > >> > >>Yes, it is. I am planning to add more RAM. > > > >I mean, after you add memory, Are your computer still swaping? > > I tried adding memory to it but it wouldn't accept it. I tried 512 SDRAM > 133Mhz, then 256 SDRAM 133Mhz but in both cases it failed to work with it. > > It is an older Compaq machine. I had to shut it down yesterday to install > the memory and after rebooting I saw that no swap was used. Today I see > that a few KB of swap have already been used. Currently thy system has 320 > MB RAM. I don't know what your hardware problem is that it won't accept the extra memory - maybe the wrong type or it needs to be in certain groupings. But, as for using swap space, remember that the system also uses the swap space for paging and it always migrates out old pages at various times. So some swap space will show up as being used, even if the system is not really swapping or doing serious paging. The problem only comes up when there is such a deficit of memory that it begins having to run from paged memory (eg forcing some pages out to allow some in for execution or data) instead of just hanging on to a few things there. Good luck on the memory addition. Check with Santa Claus about getting a newer machine that will accept lots more memory. ////jerry > > >If you can add enough memory, so you computer don't swap, you are gone to > >get > >best performance. > > Yep, the problem only is why it wouldn't accept it. I am taking the > specification it to the computer shop and will see if they are any wiser. > > Thanks anyway! > > -- > Zbigniew Szalbot > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >