On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 14:10:58 -0300 Bruno Buys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ron Johnson wrote: > > >On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 16:45:21 +0300 > >Bogdan Rotariu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Hello Bruno, > >> > >>Friday, October 7, 2005, 12:41:33 AM, you wrote: > >> > >>>Just bought an extra 512mb ram module, to add to my existing > >>>512mb. Free reports the total correctly, but i was wondering > >>>if is there any way that i fine tune my system for better use > >>>of this memory. That's the first time i run a 1gb pc :)! > >>>Any help? > >>> > >[snip] > > > >>or update your kernel if u didn't alredy do that. > > > >Why? > > > I didn´t understand, also. I was after any kernel parameter, > command line option to include in my boot, or something like > that, to tell my system how to use the memory. IF there is such > a command. I remember having read some time ago about commands > telling the kernel what to swap and what not, and that it had to > do with mem upgrades. That´s it. Hope it cleared up the subject. Oh, ok, I think. The only kernel configuration option is to tell it what memory "range" you have. The choices are 1GB, 4GB & 64GB. The sid 2.6.12 binary kernel has it set for 1GB. So, if I were to add more RAM to my current 1GB, I'd have to build a custom kernel. As for telling the kernel what to swap, AFAIK, there are no build or boot parameters to control that. Linux knows how much RAM & swapspace you have, and does what it thinks is best. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Temporarily not of Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "There's no obfuscated Perl contest because it's pointless." Jeff Polk
