Re: OT: memory requirements
Tyler wrote:
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.
if you are working with large images ... why don't you use gimp. It's
supposed to be able to able to handle large images without degrading
performance. I'm no expert but I think the dev's of gv probably did not
intend it to be used with overly large images so probably just use
simple memory management. (I might be wrong :) ) but only ppl who have
gone through gv code can answer that.
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.
adding more memory will defn. improve the situation but try cheaper
solutions first. unless that is you need an excuse to upgrade in which
case ... ;).
regards,
Vibhav (Robo)
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