et, Win 2k or XP should handle the extra ram OK, while ME or lower won't, and needs the file edits I mentioned to avoid boot problems. Those dual booting with Linux can find out more about windows registry hacks and system file edits by visiting the great axcel216 website for in-depth info, and exact instructions on the subject. Since this is a Linux list, let's leave it at that, and use personal emails for any more windows related stuff, so as not to wander to far off-topic.
Robert Crawford On Thursday 27 February 2003 10:25 am, et wrote: > On Thursday 27 February 2003 09:59 am, flacycads wrote: > > Since this little tibit of info in useful if you are dual booting with > > winME/98/95 and Linux with more than 512MB ram, I'll submit it. There is > > no problem with higher versions of windows. > > > > The thing to do is set the MaxFileCache setting in System.ini to 512MB or > > slightly less, and the ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1. That way, windows > > will use up to 512MB before using the swap file, you will eliminate > > windows booting problems, and you can still use all the ram you have over > > 512MB when you boot Linux. > > > > Also helps to increase the spare stack pages from the windows default of > > 2 by adding the line MinSPs=8 (or 12) to the 386Enh section in > > System.ini. There's more of these modifications, and they definitely > > improve windows somewhat, at least to the extent it can be. > > > > I'm new to linux, so I'm wondering if there aren't similar modifications, > > and where they can be applied- I assume probably somewhere in /etc files, > > but I'm really a novice. Or is it generally that Linux is already > > configured correctly in the first place, and none of these type tweaks > > are really needed? > > > > Robert Crawford > > I really like this, thank you. I am going to put those other memsticks in > this afternoon. since i also have win 2k on the box, will I need to make > any changes to it? > As far as MDK goes, when useing either a multi CPU board or more than 1 > gig mem, there are different kernel versions (smp, and enterprise.) but > linux really uses smp and more mem much better than WIn2k. > thanks, > see I learnt something again today... life is good. > et > > > On Wednesday 26 February 2003 09:55 pm, Damian Gatabria wrote: > > > > ehhh, no mater what, or so I have heard, win 9x to win me will NOT > > > > boot with more than 512 megs ram. I can say that for sure with winME. > > > > it is really the way the ram is used, as far as I know, that makes > > > > the differences, that and the way it is tested by the kernal > > > > developers to decide what really is the best optimization for the ram > > > > use. > > > > > > AFAIK, this is not entirely correct. I've known people running about > > > 768 (or something like that).. oh, no, wait. It was 1G of RAM. The > > > problem with it is that Win9X cannot use all of it. And also, any more > > > than 512MB will only make the machine slower, as Win9x kernels have a > > > memory managment so crippled that it can choke by maintaining "too > > > many" process tables and memory pages. And no matter how many programs > > > this guy loaded, memory usage was never above ~400 MB, and it would > > > even freeze due to "lack of resources" without going any further. > > > > > > Damian
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