[ltp] ThinkPad 600... Xubuntu... Maxxed Out Memory

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---- Chris Schumann <chris@idlelion.net> wrote: 
> On 03/22/2010 02:19 PM, Damien Challet wrote:
> >> Hi.
> >> I have read that the 600 will not take anymore than 288MB. It will not work
> >>   with 256MB sticks, which is a shame as if it would I would get some for
> >>   it. The 600E and 600X are different.
> >>      
> > I see, thanks for the piece of information.
> >
> > You can then try to use compcache, which creates a compress swap partition in
> > RAM cf
> >
> > http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=6609064&postcount=10
> >    
> Let me get this straight: The machine doesn't have enough RAM, so you 
> take some of that precious RAM and make it unavailable to programs, so 
> the OS can swap RAM into and out of this reserved RAM, compressing and 
> uncompressing it when it's needed?
> 
> And it's supposed to be faster?
> 
> Chris
> 
> PS - Too bad you can't get an IDE SSD. That would speed up your 
> swapping. Oh wait! You can:
> http://www.google.com/search?q=ide+ssd
> You could also try IDE to CF adapter if you have some high speed CF 
> cards around.

I have a 770Z that I use as a file/print server that runs off of a 8G
SD card in a SD/IDE adapter.
It's surprisingly fast.

Now if only the Samba and Cups documentation wasn't such a convoluted mess....

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