[ltp] Re: Kdrive x server?

[Alex Deucher]

On 1/10/07, Daniel Pittman <daniel@rimspace.net> wrote:
> cloakable <cloakable@gmail.com> writes:
> > On Tuesday 09 January 2007 04:31, Daniel Pittman wrote:
> >> cloakable <cloakable@gmail.com> writes:
> >
> >> > I would like to use this server in place of X.org on my thinkpad
> >> > 240, but I'm not sure A: Where to get it, and B: How to compile it
> >> > :) I'm trying to slim down the apps on my laptop, and X.org is
> >> > consuming 40GB on boot.
> >>
> >> You mentioned later that you meant 40MB, and with that in mind:
> >>
> >> No, it isn't.  Your X server is *NOT* using 40MB of memory.
> >>
> >> I bet your video card has, oh, 32MB of memory, right?
> >
> > Actually, my video card has 2MB memory. NeoMagic 128XD.
>
> Well, that is something of a surprise; usually my magic guesswork powers
> are spot on. ;)
>
> Cat you post the content of /proc/<pid of X>/maps file?  That will help
> in identifying where the memory use is coming from and, from that, if
> you will actually benefit from changing to a distinct X server.
>

A lot of the ram used by X is for pixmaps.  take a look at xrestop.

Alex

> Regards,
>         Daniel