From owner-freebsd-current Thu Feb 5 20:28:46 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id UAA21893 for current-outgoing; Thu, 5 Feb 1998 20:28:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from vnode.vmunix.com (vnode.vmunix.com [209.112.4.20]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA21884 for ; Thu, 5 Feb 1998 20:28:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@vnode.vmunix.com) Received: (from mark@localhost) by vnode.vmunix.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id XAA15170; Thu, 5 Feb 1998 23:33:32 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mark) Message-ID: <19980205233332.61812@vmunix.com> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 23:33:32 -0500 From: Mark Mayo To: Eivind Eklund Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Any feedback on my recent kernel 'fixes' References: <199802041917.UAA27971@daneel.stuyts.nl> <199802042233.RAA01464@dyson.iquest.net> <19980204235910.49629@vmunix.com> <19980205194454.64968@follo.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88e In-Reply-To: <19980205194454.64968@follo.net>; from Eivind Eklund on Thu, Feb 05, 1998 at 07:44:54PM +0100 X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 2.2.5-STABLE i386 Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe current" On Thu, Feb 05, 1998 at 07:44:54PM +0100, Eivind Eklund wrote: > On Wed, Feb 04, 1998 at 11:59:10PM -0500, Mark Mayo wrote: > > Well, I just cvsup'ed and have been pounding my box with "real world" > > workstation type use.. I have 32MB of RAM, and I ran several > > copies of Netscape, > > Hey - which Netscape? I've got 64M and 141M swap, and I'm getting > 'out of swap space' _often_ with just a single Netscape 4.04 and a > couple of Netscape-windows. I use the stand-alone Navigator version (4.04). I don't get out of swap space messages. The only thing I can think of is that all of my limits are set to infinity. > > I've got a couple of related things that might be of significance - I > have bktr in the kernel, run 1600x1200x16-bit resolution, and I'm > running XFree. FWIW I run XFree 3.3.1 at 1152x900x16, using the Millenium video card. > > Eivind, who just thought he was way too low on swap... What does pstat -s or vmstat or top show when netscape claims to be out of swap space? -Mark P.S. For anybody else out there who wants to torture test an X workstation like I did, my only advice is to get really used to how far you need to move your mouse relative to screen position. Under huge swapping/disk activity successfully using a mouse is the largest challenge. I recomend learning how to use all your WM's hot keys for popping between apps! 8-) -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Mayo mark@vmunix.com RingZero Comp. http://www.vmunix.com/mark finger mark@vmunix.com for my PGP key and GCS code ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Win95/NT - 32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition. -UGU