On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Sean Cavanaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 09:47:45 -0400 >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> Subject: 64-bit Linux Binary Compatibility (for Matlab) > >> Apparently Matlab tries to allocate a continuous chunk of memory, and >> we needed to upgrade to 64-bit hardware to give it access to more than >> 1GB of memory, which is about the most that it was able to get before. >> It's a lousy explanation, but I wasn't employed at this place when >> this diagnosis was made. >> > > running 32-bit gives you access to 4GB of RAM, not 1. there is some address > space that is used up by hardware such as video cards that will reduce that > number reported by the OS. >
I know that, the key word there is continuous space. In either case, I'm only repeating what was said to me as the reason for purchasing a brand new server - run in 64-bit mode to give Matlab more virtual memory. It may end up being the case that the problem was completely unrelated. I'll know in about an hour :) - Max _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
