Re: Memory requirements

[Paul <Paul.Corner-at-tesco.net>]

Hi Bill

I have RH6.2 and BDI running on a P133 with 48Mb without any trouble.
Memory does make a huge difference to the performance of any linux computer. A
kernel compile on a 800Mhz AMD with 256Mb wasn't as fast as I expected. Doing a
memory check reported only 64Mb - Fixed the problem with a lilo option, and now
the computer breezes through anything. A complete kernel/EMC compile in one cup
of coffee !!

The bottom line - The more memory, the better.

Regards, Paul.



On Sun, 22 Jul 2001, William Scalione wrote:
> I have been running EMC under RH5.2 for a while now on
> a P-200 with 32meg of memory. I tried the BDI on this system
> but had to go back to RH 5.2 because it was a little too slow.
> Anyway, I am getting a new processor and mb (AMD 450) and
> was wondering if 32 meg is enough or do I need more?
> While I am sure it will run, this computer will be a dedicated 
> machine controller and I will not be running anything else 
> on it. Will more memory do anything for EMC at all?
> 
> Thanks
> Bill