From owner-freebsd-newbies Mon Jun 15 21:18:28 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA01071 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Mon, 15 Jun 1998 21:18:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mx.serv.net (mx.serv.net [205.153.153.234]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA01055 for ; Mon, 15 Jun 1998 21:18:26 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from fewtch@serv.net) Received: from desktop-pentium (dialup727.serv.net [207.207.65.91]) by mx.serv.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id VAA01590; Mon, 15 Jun 1998 21:18:27 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19980615211804.007f5b70@mx.serv.net> X-Sender: fewtch@mx.serv.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 21:18:04 -0700 To: mlduke@concentric.net From: Tim Gerchmez Subject: Re: Drive Configuration Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <3585EEB2.15EA@concentric.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 10:04 PM 6/15/98 -0600, you wrote: >Re / =40 megs etc > >I'm fairly sure, but do not know with _utter certainty_ that a couple >of serious errors are there. Rule of thumb on swap is 2-4 times RAM, >but as with all other things in Unix everything "depends" This so called "rule of thumb" is actually a rule of bologna. It would indicate that if you had 512 megs of RAM in your machine, you need a 1 to 2 gig cache. See the foolishness of this "rule of thumb?" A better rule of thumb: Take your current RAM into account, estimate what apps you will be running, and use your brain rather than your thumb to decide amount of swap space needed. Tim -- My web site starts at http://www.serv.net/~fewtch/index.html - lots of goodies for everyone, have a look if you have the time. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message