Having been in close to the same position, the best I can reccomend is to re-boot into OS9. I know of no way to turn off the virtual memory in OSX. Its not designed to run without it AFAIK.
good luck gregg _____________________ gregg hillmar scenic & lighting design portfolio & life as we know it: http://www.hillmardesign.com _____________________ On Monday, November 11, 2002, at 02:12 PM, Jim wrote: > Dear listers, > > I've got a Powerbook 2000 "firewire" (Pismo), with a gigabyte of RAM. > I bought this vast quantity of memory because I use a graphics program > to render huge image files, and cannot tolerate the several-hour delays > imposed by using virtual memory. Everything works delightfully when > booted up in OS 9.2.2. I cannot currently afford to upgrade my > graphics application to X, so must either run in OS 9 or in classic > under Jaguar. Before Jaguar, I was unable to launch this program in > classic because pre-Jaguar versions of X would not allocate more than > 200 MB of memory to classic applications. Jaguar, however, seemingly > allows my classic application to claim 800 MB. Unfortunately, when I > start rendering under classic, things slow down to a snails pace, > suggesting to me that Jaguar is in fact using some sort of virtual RAM > scheme. How do I turn this off? I would rather not keep having to > re-boot in OS 9! > > I realize this is more of an OS X question, but maybe some of you know > the answer. Thanks for your help! > > --Jim. > > > -- > G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished > Drives | > -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! > | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@;mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:G-Books-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:G-Books-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> > Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- >> The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:G-Books-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:G-Books-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
