From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 2 18:30:51 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 045461065675 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 18:30:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6B298FC16 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 18:30:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id mB2IPtvn090725; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:25:55 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id mB2IPtBd090724; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:25:55 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:25:55 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: "Anthony M. Rasat" Message-ID: <20081202182554.GA90678@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <1822530854-1228237014-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-916388807-@bxe1001.bisx.prodap.on.blackberry> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1822530854-1228237014-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-916388807-@bxe1001.bisx.prodap.on.blackberry> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: To swap or not to swap X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:30:51 -0000 On Tue, Dec 02, 2008 at 04:56:52PM +0000, Anthony M. Rasat wrote: > Fellas, I need opinions. Asus Eee PC, SSD storage, 512MB RAM, with GNOME > and other desktop thingy (testing out of curiousity). > > Question is, swap or no swap? Remember, this is SSD, it is reasonable > to have no swap. However, what if I wanted OpenOffice? This beast is > memory hog AFAIK. Thanks for opinions. First, please break your lines at around 70 characters. It makes it much easier to read and to respond. Yes, have some swap. The system uses this space for more than swapping out processes. It uses it for paging and for crash dumping. The rule of thumb is 2.2 times memory size. ////jerry > > -- > > Regards, > > Anthony M. Rasat > Manager - Technical, Network and Support Division > PT. Jawa Pos National Network > Graha Pena Jawa Pos Group Building, 5th floor > Jln. Raya Kebayoran Lama 12, Jakarta Barat 12210 > Indonesia.- > Phone 02132185562 > Phone 081574217035 > Fax 02153651465 > Web http://www.jpnn.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"