From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 8 06:57:59 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: hackers@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E4E816A402 for ; Thu, 8 Mar 2007 06:57:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rudyrockstar@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc3-s16.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc3-s16.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.216]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B44213C4A3 for ; Thu, 8 Mar 2007 06:57:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rudyrockstar@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com ([207.46.8.113]) by bay0-omc3-s16.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Wed, 7 Mar 2007 22:45:59 -0800 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 7 Mar 2007 22:45:59 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 207.46.8.123 by by117fd.bay117.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 08 Mar 2007 06:45:54 GMT X-Originating-IP: [66.110.197.20] X-Originating-Email: [rudyrockstar@hotmail.com] X-Sender: rudyrockstar@hotmail.com From: "Rudy Rockstar" To: hackers@FreeBSD.org Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 01:45:54 -0500 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Mar 2007 06:45:59.0406 (UTC) FILETIME=[6E49E0E0:01C7614D] X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:23:09 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format="flowed" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: harddrive no memory ---FreeBSD scenario X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 06:57:59 -0000 If I had say a 15k rpm drive, would it be possible to configure the FreeBSD kernel to not use system memory and ONLY the hard drive for caching instructions and executing operations? Can FreeBSD be built to run on a system memory free system (can we also circumvent the system cache for that matter), if not is it very difficult to make it run on such a systemme. regardz, ~Rudy _____________________________________________ .!@#$%&% ---_---- http://www.[1]rudyrockstar.com -_-----_--------_--- ------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- -----------CELLY--678.984.3831: RiP 1997 -2004---- -AIM:rudyrockstar- ------- ----------- --------- -ICQ:6636643-- --- -- -- --------------- -------- -YahoO:rudyrockstar- ----------- --------------------- -MSN:rudyrockstar@hotmail.com ------------------------ ~~~~~~~!~!~~~~~~~~~!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!~~~~~~~!!!!~~~~~~~ _________________________________________________________________ [2]Find what you need at prices youll love. Compare products and save at MSNŽ Shopping. References 1. http://www.rudyrockstar.com/ 2. http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2728??PS=47575