On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 07:55:42PM -0500, Wade, Daniel wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Ted Unangst [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Mon 11/5/2007 7:43 PM > To: Wade, Daniel > Cc: misc@openbsd.org > Subject: Re: avail mem is only 66% of real mem > > >>On 11/5/07, Wade, Daniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Any guess as to why I'm losing about 33% of my RAM? > >> When you are only working with 32MB to start with every little bit counts. > > >the kernel and the buffer cache have to go somewhere. > > ouch, I guess most people don't notice that 10MB when they actually have some > RAM in their computers. O-well, that's what I get for running old hardware.
This may be one of those times when it may be permissible (forgivable) to recompile the kernel with components removed that are unnecessary for your older hardware. Doug.
