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Re: [MiNT] 1.15.12 is memory hungry



> Hi!
>
> I have discovered strange thing. The new kernel is very memory hungry. I
> thought that it is caused by the memory protection, but when I disable mp the
> amount of used memory was the same. When I was running 1.15.6 I have about
> 7.5MB of free memory and with kernel 1.15.10 or 1.15.12 I have only about
> 5MB. So I want ask where are these 2.5 MB. There is problem that standard
> F030 is not possible upgrade to more than 14 MB, So I need every free byte.
> The new kernel is fine but it seems that it is usable only on machines with
> more than 20 MB. So I must switch back to 1.15.6.
>
> Jan

I have 256meg of ram in my Hades060. Sometimes when I am usng the new kernal
I get the "out of memory" or "not enough memory" warnings. I am not sure if it is
due to the new kernel or the way I have mint setup.

-- 
Edward S. Baiz Jr.
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