Re: Minimize diskaccess on a light server

2005-09-16 Thread Arjen Verweij
Alright, I'll keep that in mind once I figure out a way to minimize disc access. I'm unsubscribing from debian-user again, and retreat to debian-laptop. Thanks for the pointers, if I ever find a solution I will be sure to let you know. Regards, Arjen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hello, > > > >>

Re: Minimize diskaccess on a light server

2005-09-16 Thread Markus . Grunwald
Hello, > Does anyone have any hints on how to proceed? Maybe install > "laptop-mode-tools"? What about a way to track disc access? Just one hint when you have discovered which files are frequently accessed: If they needn't be persistent, you could link them to a file on tmpfs (/usr/src/linux/Do

Re: Minimize diskaccess on a light server

2005-09-16 Thread Arjen Verweij
Thank you for pointing out the obvious, however this is not the case. The bug has been acknowledged by AMD, and was fixed in later revisions. Unfortunately the manufacturing date of my CPU predates the fix. http://membres.lycos.fr/poulot/k6bug.html http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInform

Re: Minimize diskaccess on a light server

2005-09-15 Thread Ron Johnson
On Thu, 2005-09-15 at 23:04 +0200, Arjen Verweij wrote: I never knew lightsabers needed hard disks... -- - Ron Johnson, Jr. Temporarily not of Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "If winning isn't everyt

Re: Minimize diskaccess on a light server

2005-09-15 Thread Angelo Bertolli
Cameron Matheson wrote: Hi, Arjen Verweij wrote: The current machine is an AMD K6-233MHz with 64MB and one 120G disc, running Debian stable for years (now Sarge). Unfortunately, the cpu has a bug, where it becomes unstable under stress (i.e. compiling a kernel) when using more than 32MB of

Re: Minimize diskaccess on a light server

2005-09-15 Thread Cameron Matheson
Hi, Arjen Verweij wrote: The current machine is an AMD K6-233MHz with 64MB and one 120G disc, running Debian stable for years (now Sarge). Unfortunately, the cpu has a bug, where it becomes unstable under stress (i.e. compiling a kernel) when using more than 32MB of RAM. Since I have the need