Re: swap space and memory
it is, look at 'dmesg' or look at the log when the system boots.
in my case i have 512MB memory
Memory: 517152k/524288k available (1256k kernel code, 412k reserved,
5424k data, 44k init)
the system tells you what the overhead is used for.
aphro@aphro:~$ free -m
total used free shared buffers
cached
Mem: 505 278 226 70 8
220
-/+ buffers/cache: 49 455
Swap: 368 0 368
nate
D-Man wrote:
>
> I have 64MB RAM and 256MB swap. When I run free it tells me I have
> 61MB RAM and 244MB swap. Interesting.
>
> Also, I had read in a How-To that Linux wouldn't use more than 128MB
> of swap in a single partition. Before I relayed that info, I though I
> would test it (I had only recently expanded my swap beyond the 128MB
> size). I got it to use 241MB of swap (with free telling me I had 2MB
> free). Must be outdated info in the how-to.
>
> However, I think that the system is really using all the memory
> available. It must have something to do with the way free gets its
> information. (but I have no proof)
>
> -D
>
> On Thu, Dec 21, 2000 at 05:46:48PM -0800, Denzil Kelly wrote:
> > When I partitioned my hard drive, I noticed that I was
> > unable to make a swap partition of 128 MB. For
> > whatever reason, the largest partition I was able to
> > make was 122 MB. Why is this? Also I've noticed that
> > all of my memory isn't detected either. Why is this? I
> > have 128 MB installed, but this is what is reported by
> > free
> >
> > total used free shared buffers
> > cached
> > Mem: 124 120 3 45 17 42
> > Swap: 122 0 122
> > Total: 246 120 125
> >
>
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