Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 18:20:04 -0500 From: Michael Tuchman <mftuchman@alum.mit.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Applications using hard disk too often Message-ID: <440B7224.4060404@alum.mit.edu>
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I am running freeBSD 5.4 stable on a P133 box with 128 Mb ram. Although I don't think I'm overloading the system, it seems that my system is using virtual memory too often. Admittedly, this is a subjective question where 'too often' means only 'more often than I remember with other *nix-like operating environments on even weaker machines'. Can anybody offer advice on memory management, appropriate places to read in the documentation, or other useful links? I realize that the answer is 'it depends', so what I am asking is really * How can I find out if I change this annoying behavior for the better? * Would upgrading to 6.0 help? This is an experimental box only. There is no critical data on it, so data loss is not an issue when considering options.
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