Thanks, that's a thought. How do I get into the 32-bit mode? Harold Skank
On Sat, 2007-09-08 at 10:01 -0400, al davis wrote: > On Saturday 08 September 2007, Harold D. Skank wrote: > > I need to emphasize that I have my machine loaded to maximum > > memory capacity. Can anyone suggest a rationale short of a > > different machine that I might be able to use to improve > > machine performance? > > I haven't tried this, but here's a thought. > > Since you say it is AMD-64, I am assuming you are using 64 bit > mode. > > What happens if you use 32 bit mode? > > My rationale ... > > In 64 bit mode, pointers are 8 bits. In 32 bit mode, pointers > are 4 bits. This may save enough memory to get out of > swapping. > > Linux swapping does not work well for large jobs. If you want > reasonable performance, your whole job must fit in physical > memory. > > > > _______________________________________________ > geda-user mailing list > geda-user@moria.seul.org > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user