Swap, RAM and Kernel 2.6.7

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June 18th, 2004, 03:05 PM
doomsweek

Swap, RAM and Kernel 2.6.7

Hello ,

I've just finished compilingthe new kernel 2.6.7 (stable release) but I noticed that X is very slow (especially when i run Mozilla). I "free -m" and the results are :
Total USed Free
Mem : 107 105 1
swap : 125 0 125

Why wasnt swap used? But When I boot to kernel 2.4 everything is OK.

-=AND=-

When I run "System Monitor" (GNOME) the "used swap" is 0 of 1k and "used memory" is [B]0 of 1k[/B} ???? Why 1k ? I have a 128 MB SDRAM (16mb is used by my video card) and I have 130mb swap. Please Help ! Thanks
June 20th, 2004, 05:11 PM
D0pp139an93r

First off... GNOME is almost as bloated as Windows....

Second.... What services are running?

THird... Does your kernel "overcommit" memory?
June 21st, 2004, 11:25 AM
doomsweek

nevermind, it's "fixed" already. I recompiled the kernel and it's alright now. However, the sound is stupid. When i try to play mp3 using XMMS crap sound goes out from my speaker. The sound sounds like static, or noise or hiss. Please help !