> > I agree with Richard on the swap file size. Over the years I have > > watched my own swap file usage and it has been quite low, most of the > > time it's less than 32 mb used at any given time. Typically, I have a > > swap file of 128mb/256mb, and that has servered my needs quite well. > > > > I suggest you monitor your swap file usage using are program like top, > > or using cat to display /proc/meminfo from time to time determine > > exactly how much swap you are using. There's nothing like creating > > 1.5GB of swap just for it to sit unused.
I make my swap 500MB, and have 256 MB of RAM. Even when I'm compiling several things at once in Gentoo, I have never gotten too close to full. I doubt I've even gotten to 75% full on swap. Michael -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
