[newbie] Memory filling up on 9.2?
Yo; I've got a Mandrake 9.2 box that I run 24/7 as a http/pop3/ftp server. As time passes the available memory steadily goes down. For example: I rebooted it yesterday morning and KDE System Guard told me it had ~170 MB of free memory. Now KDE System Guard tells me it has ~50 MB of free memory... any clues as to what's filling it up? Thanx, SigmaChi -- Registered Linux user #366862 This message was sent from a Microsoft-Free 750MHz Athlon system running SuSE Linux 9.1 (Kernel 2.6.5), multi-booted with RedHat 8.0 (Kernel 2.4.18; can't get Fedora to work!) and Debian 3.0 (Kernel 2.2.20). Failure is not an option with Microsoft; it's bundled with the software! A Linux Only area Happy bug hunting M$ clan, The time is here to FORGET that M$ Corp ever existed the world does not NEED M$ Corp the world has NO USE for M$ Corp it is time to END M$ Corp -snipped from the signature of Peter Nikolic Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Memory filling up on 9.2?
On Thursday 11 November 2004 12:03 pm, Eric Scott wrote: Yo; I've got a Mandrake 9.2 box that I run 24/7 as a http/pop3/ftp server. As time passes the available memory steadily goes down. For example: I rebooted it yesterday morning and KDE System Guard told me it had ~170 MB of free memory. Now KDE System Guard tells me it has ~50 MB of free memory... any clues as to what's filling it up? Thanx, SigmaChi Hey, how ya doin. The memory thing is a FAQ for linux. Linux does not like idle memory, so when it sees some free it uses it, but if it is needed for another app it will free it up for the higher priority app. It is not a problem and should cause no slowdowns or hangs. Simplistic explanation, but I am a simple minded.. eer, no, simple kinda guy. : ) -- Dennis M. linux user #180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Memory filling up on 9.2?
Linux does not like idle memory, so when it sees some free it uses it, but if it is needed for another app it will free it up for the higher priority app. It is not a problem and should cause no slowdowns or hangs. I like this one. Some times ago I bought a 512 MB memory chip for my desktop PC already with 256 MB memory running MDK 9.1. Before I turned on it I tought that I'd have quite a lot free memory. But unluckily, I just found I had around 200 MB free memory (Without this new 512 MB chip, I remembered the free memory is over 100 MB then). But when I run some matlab program, it used over 500 MB memory which is what I needed. So I don't worry too much about it now. Q.H. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Memory filling up on 9.2?
On Fri, 2004-11-12 at 06:19, Q.H. Wang wrote: Linux does not like idle memory, so when it sees some free it uses it, but if it is needed for another app it will free it up for the higher priority app. It is not a problem and should cause no slowdowns or hangs. I like this one. Some times ago I bought a 512 MB memory chip for my desktop PC already with 256 MB memory running MDK 9.1. Before I turned on it I tought that I'd have quite a lot free memory. But unluckily, I just found I had around 200 MB free memory (Without this new 512 MB chip, I remembered the free memory is over 100 MB then). But when I run some matlab program, it used over 500 MB memory which is what I needed. So I don't worry too much about it now. Q.H. Yeah - some folks try to assign their understanding of how *nix uses it's memory to that of how MSDOS/MS Windows uses it's memory - two different dogs altogether. -- stephen kuhn mobile: 0410-728-389 illawarra and regional new south wales --- GNU/Linux/OpenSource Solutions and Alternatives 100% Microsoft Free and no viruses Registered Linux User # 267497 Windows: Where do you want to go today? MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? Linux: Are you coming or what? --- Life is too short to be taken seriously. -- Oscar Wilde Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Memory filling up on 9.2?
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 06:07:23 +1100 Stephen Kühn disseminated the following: Linux does not like idle memory, so when it sees some free it uses it, but if it is needed for another app it will free it up for the higher priority app. It is not a problem and should cause no slowdowns or hangs. I like this one. Some times ago I bought a 512 MB memory chip for my desktop PC already with 256 MB memory running MDK 9.1. Before I turned on it I tought that I'd have quite a lot free memory. But unluckily, I just found I had around 200 MB free memory (Without this new 512 MB chip, I remembered the free memory is over 100 MB then). But when I run some matlab program, it used over 500 MB memory which is what I needed. So I don't worry too much about it now. Q.H. Yeah - some folks try to assign their understanding of how *nix uses it's memory to that of how MSDOS/MS Windows uses it's memory - two different dogs altogether. Ya, one's a misbegotten ugly mutt, doesn't obey commands, pisses all over your carpet, and frequently gets a serious infection leading to hefty vet bills. -- JoeHill / RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 14:13:47 up 99 days, 15:05, 6 users, load average: 1.50, 1.41, 1.41 +++ He who does not put out his money at interest, and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved. -- Psalm 15 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Memory filling up on 9.2?
On Thursday 11 Nov 2004 19:07, Stephen Kühn wrote: On Fri, 2004-11-12 at 06:19, Q.H. Wang wrote: Yeah - some folks try to assign their understanding of how *nix uses it's memory to that of how MSDOS/MS Windows uses it's memory - two different dogs altogether. I remember being entirely shocked the first time I saw memory usage growing steadily in TOP. It's alarming until someone explains it to you - we all have too many memories of what lack of memory does to windows ;-) Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
