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On Mon, 24 Mar 2008, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

> Message from Steven
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> Sindi wrote:
> > This means if you try to do much more than view one
> > photo (or one website with a lot of graphics) with
> > links2 under X, on a laptop with 16MB RAM, you will
> > be swapping to swap file or partition,
>
> That is wrong.  I suggest you actually try it on
> a computer with 16mb RAM.

I tried loadlin with mem=16M 32M 48M and 64M.

zgv runs out of memory at 16M or 32M but works at 48MB on a 1.5MB jpg.
links2 at 1024 (svgalib) needed the 64MB.

With 32M, links can view a small gif.

I could not check X because Xvesa won't work with the mem= switch (even 
mem=512M), nor with framebuffer (rivafb won't insert).

This is therefore not a proper test.  I would need to put in 16MB DIMM 
etc.

On a laptop with 16MB things worked better.

> > I would need a slower computer to check how long it
> > took to load X plus links2 plus a photo.
>
> Indeed.  You can't simply take the results from a
> fast 512mb computer, divide by 32, and say that's
> what you will get on a slow 16mb computer.
>
> Can you run links2 under X in 16MB without a swap file?
>
> First of all, I don't use a swap file.  I recommend people
> use a swap partition.  And yes, links2 runs under X in 16mb
> RAM without a swap file.  I've just tried it on an old laptop
> with 16mb RAM (after doing a swapoff) and it worked just fine.

Did you try viewing a large image with it?
Sindi

> Cheers,
> Steven
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