Re: OT: memory requirements
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On 01/26/07 11:26, Tyler wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This isn't strictly a debian issue, but if anyone has good advice it
> will be you folks!
>
> I'm working with some fairly large image files on my Thinkpad R60 with
> 512MB ram, running etch and fluxbox. On occassion the whole system
> freezes for a minute or more after I zoom in or out. When this happens I
> can usually get the mouse pointer to move, but often nothing else
> responds - ie. clicking on anything, fluxbox shortcuts to jump to
> another desktop, even c-a-F1 to get to a new terminal.
>
> When the machine starts responding again I open top and find that xorg
> and gv (which I'm viewing the image in) use near 100% of my CPU when I
> resize the image, and xorg is using 70% of my memory. I imagine during
> freezes more of the memory is being used (all?).
>
> My question is, will adding memory improve the situation? I'd been
> considering adding another 512 or even a gig, as the 512 I have now is
> the minimum recommended for use with the GRASS gis software that I'm
> also starting to use, and the manuals recommend more.
>
> Any suggestions welcome!
How large is "fairly large"?
How beefy is the CPU?
How much swap does your system use when processing the image?
If it uses more than a few MB of swap, then you need more RAM.
Otherwise, you need a faster CPU.
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