[newbie] Memory problem when installing from HD
I am trying to install version 9.2 using the HD (hd.img). I have 64MB of RAM. When I tell the installer on the where to find the files I get the message:you need more memory to perform an installation from a Windows partition. Looking at the log says:ramdisk is not possible due to low mem!. The site says that 64MB is fine. Any ideas? Any way to bypass this?. Thanks --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.564 / Virus Database: 356 - Release Date: 19/01/2004 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] memory problem with openoffice.org
I have installed openoffice.org in mdk 8.1. Before starting it the free was as follows. [root@localhost lvgandhi]# free total used free sharedbuffers cached Mem:254528 148648 105880128 4372 71012 -/+ buffers/cache: 73264 181264 Swap: 136544 0 136544 After opening opening openoffice and a word doc in it I got as follows [root@localhost lvgandhi]# free total used free sharedbuffers cached Mem:254528 248528 6000 9716 4960 131236 -/+ buffers/cache: 112332 142196 Swap: 136544 2948 133596 After closing the document and having bare openoffice I had the following [root@localhost lvgandhi]# free total used free sharedbuffers cached Mem:254528 248448 6080 9716 4960 131236 -/+ buffers/cache: 112252 142276 Swap: 136544 2948 133596 After completely closing openoffice I got as follows [root@localhost lvgandhi]# free total used free sharedbuffers cached Mem:254528 248368 6160 9716 4960 131236 -/+ buffers/cache: 112172 142356 Swap: 136544 2948 133596 As one can see memory is not freed after closing it. Does it mean there is memory leak or any other problem. Anybody can explain this phenomenon? -- L.V.Gandhi 203, Soundaryalahari Apartments, Lawsons Bay colony, Visakhapatnam, 530017 MECON, 5th Floor, RTC Complex, Visakhapatnam AP 530020 INDIA [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] linux user No.205042 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] memory problem with openoffice.org
This is a multi-part message in MIME format... =_1017501743-19779-347 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I have installed openoffice.org in mdk 8.1. Before starting it the free was as follows. [root@localhost lvgandhi]# free total used free sharedbuffers cached Mem:254528 148648 105880128 4372 71012 -/+ buffers/cache: 73264 181264 Swap: 136544 0 136544 High 'frees' like that are usually the result of a large application closing - eventually that free space si returned to cache or disk buffers, or given back to applications, depending on your usage. After opening opening openoffice and a word doc in it I got as follows [root@localhost lvgandhi]# free total used free sharedbuffers cached Mem:254528 248528 6000 9716 4960 131236 -/+ buffers/cache: 112332 142196 Swap: 136544 2948 133596 Well, that's normal - open office is a rather big application, so it'll grab what is available. Mem:254528 248368 6160 9716 4960 131236 -/+ buffers/cache: 112172 142356 Swap: 136544 2948 133596 As one can see memory is not freed after closing it. Does it mean there is memory leak or any other problem. Anybody can explain this phenomenon? I'd say that's perfectly normal behavior. That's what the page cache is for (last # on the right): it caches frequently used memory pages in case they may be used again. If for instance you rerun openoffice, that should translate to quicker load time the next time you start it. Otherwise, that memory is reused for other things, depending on your usage. For instance, if you have an app that makes frequent disk seeks, the system will begin to increase the memory for disk buffers. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Memory Problem?
I've got Mandrake 8.0 on my system right now (but I'm writing this from Windows, for reasons that will be made clear). My system, an Athlon 950 from Gateway, came with 128 Megs of RAM. Everything installed and ran fine. So, of course, I had to change things. I added 256 Megs of RAM. It's not the same overall dimensions as the OEM one, but they both are SDRAM and 133 Mhz, so they should be fine. And, they work fine under Windows ME. But when I try to boot back into Linux (using LILO), it tries to start up the Xwindows, and then boots back to a command prompt, asking for a logon. Before I can even do that, I start seeing a series of error messages, apparently having something to do with the USB support. Since this worked fine with 128 Megs, I think that this isn't the problem, but that the memory is. So: does Mandrake not like changing the installed memory after you've got a system up and running? Should I boot from the boot disk and add a parameter telling it of the new amount of RAM? (That would be 'Linux append=mem=384, right?) Or should I just reinstall? Thanks! Larry Varney Cold Spring, KY http://w3.one.net/~lvarney Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Memory Problem?
On Sunday 16 December 2001 21:31, you wrote: I've got Mandrake 8.0 on my system right now (but I'm writing this from Windows, for reasons that will be made clear). My system, an Athlon 950 from Gateway, came with 128 Megs of RAM. Everything installed and ran fine. So, of course, I had to change things. I added 256 Megs of RAM. It's not the same overall dimensions as the OEM one, but they both are SDRAM and 133 Mhz, so they should be fine. And, they work fine under Windows ME. But when I try to boot back into Linux (using LILO), it tries to start up the Xwindows, and then boots back to a command prompt, asking for a logon. Before I can even do that, I start seeing a series of error messages, apparently having something to do with the USB support. Since this worked fine with 128 Megs, I think that this isn't the problem, but that the memory is. So: does Mandrake not like changing the installed memory after you've got a system up and running? Should I boot from the boot disk and add a parameter telling it of the new amount of RAM? (That would be 'Linux append=mem=384, right?) Or should I just reinstall? Thanks! Larry Varney Cold Spring, KY http://w3.one.net/~lvarney First thing I would do is use Tom Brinkmans' trick and take the new ram and very gently use an eraser to clean the contacts and put it back in, and try again. Linux is very good about seeing new ram unless it is defective. Windows will tell you you have all that ram when it may not be working correctly. If after cleaning and you boot up again and don't see the correct ram identified on the screen just before it goes to the gui or if you have it set on single user mode and it goes to the blocky penguin screen, the ram is shown there, then try appending the correct amount of ram to lilo. If that doesn't work try using memtest86 which is on the 8.1 download CDs . HTH -- Dennis M. registered linux user # 180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Memory Problem?
El Domingo 16 Diciembre 2001 23:31, escribió: I've got Mandrake 8.0 on my system right now (but I'm writing this from Windows, for reasons that will be made clear). My system, an Athlon 950 from Gateway, came with 128 Megs of RAM. Everything installed and ran fine. So, of course, I had to change things. I added 256 Megs of RAM. It's not the same overall dimensions as the OEM one, but they both are SDRAM and 133 Mhz, so they should be fine. And, they work fine under Windows ME. But when I try to boot back into Linux (using LILO), it tries to start up the Xwindows, and then boots back to a command prompt, asking for a logon. Before I can even do that, I start seeing a series of error messages, apparently having something to do with the USB support. Since this worked fine with 128 Megs, I think that this isn't the problem, but that the memory is. So: does Mandrake not like changing the installed memory after you've got a system up and running? Should I boot from the boot disk and add a parameter telling it of the new amount of RAM? (That would be 'Linux append=mem=384, right?) Or should I just reinstall? Thanks! Larry Varney Larry. A couple of days ago, like you, I upgrade from 128 to 384 without problems. Try the Tom-Dennis's hint. Good luck. Carlos Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
