Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 07:48:34 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net> To: Khetan Gajjar <khetan@iafrica.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: swap problem - more information Message-ID: <199606201348.HAA09514@rocky.sri.MT.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.93.960620104907.271C-100000@chain.iafrica.com> References: <Pine.BSI.3.93.960620001033.281J-100000@chain.iafrica.com> <Pine.BSI.3.93.960620104907.271C-100000@chain.iafrica.com>
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> Hi. I set up another swap file and used vconfig to make it a swap > partition, according to the FAQ. > > The problem is that the drive pages so often, that the machine is > unuseable. It is really, really slow. Anyone have any idea why it's so > slow or how to speed it up so that it's as fast as my swap partition ? If you're paging that much, you've got bigger problems than a slow swap file. The *real* problem is that you don't have enough memory. You can't expect a 4MB box to run decently given 64MB of processes, no matter how much swap you give it. You're either going to have to buy more memory or put up with a slow system which is doing more than it's capable of. However, on the bright side isn't it great that you *can* run 64MB of processes on a 4MB system. It may be slow, but it does work. :) Nate
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