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- From: mario@wdc.sps.mot.com (Mario Nigrovic)
- Subject: Re: Virtual Mem Boost: How?
- Message-ID: <1992Sep10.160048.15833@newsgate.sps.mot.com>
- Keywords: Virtual Memory
- Sender: mario@wdc (Mario Nigrovic)
- Nntp-Posting-Host: 223.199.55.4
- Organization: Motorola Western MCU Design Center, Chandler Arizona
- References: <1992Sep9.225754.13729@intelhf.hf.intel.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 16:00:48 GMT
- Lines: 34
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- Under SunOS 4.x, "Virtual Memory" is basically "swap space". (There is
- some slop for read-only memory, eg applications, but the majority is
- the swap).
-
- You have several choices to add swap space:
- 1: Repartition your system disk to increase the size of the
- "b" partition.
- 2: Turn on swapping on an unused partition (preferably on
- another disk).
- 3: On a relatively empty partition, use mkfile(8) to create
- more swapspace on a UFS partition.
-
- If you have diskspace on another disk, 2 is the best option, especially
- if you don't have to reformat the disk. 1 can be tricky (you'll
- probably have to re-install the 'g' partition and 'h', too, if 'g'
- is full. 3 is a last-ditch temporary effort since it is low-bandwidth
- swapspace and will not perform as well as 1 or 2.
-
- If you have manuals on-line, you can use "man mkfile" or "man format"
- to get you started.
-
- Email me if you have further questions.
-
- Mario
-
- Mario Nigrovic <mario@wdc.sps.mot.com> voice: (602) 821-4264
- Motorola Western MCU Design Center fax: (602) 821-4058
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