dcbnebr wrote: > I've been swapping around some hardware and noticed that no matter how much > memory I add, the amount of 'free' memory stays at a very low amount no matter the > amount of total memory that's installed. With 64 meg of memory, the free command > or /proc/meminfo shows 64 meg total, and around 11 meg free. When I add a second > 64meg dram, it shows 128 meg total, and around 11 meg free. Maxing out with what I > have available for memory and using 256 meg, Linux shows the total of 256 meg, but > again, in the neighborhood of 11 meg free. This is all with a 128 meg swap file > that > shows very low usage (<5%) in all cases. There's no apparent problems with Linux, > X, > KDE, running. However I downloaded a trial version of VMware to see what it was > about, and no matter what OS I choose for a virtual machine, it says I can only use > 12 > meg of memory for it. This is true whether I have just 64 meg or the full 256 meg > of > physical memory installed. With the rest of the machine running fine I tend to > think this > is a problem with VMWare. I just am wondering if the comparitive low amount of free > memory Linux reports regardless of total memory is normal, or if I have something > tweaked wrong that is either tying up memory, or causing a false reading. Any > ideas?
This is a pretty common question. Scott, have you put something about this in the FAQ? Linux will put just about all your memory into buffers on boot. If you look at the "+/- buffers/cache" line you'll see how much memory Linux is actually using. That line should scale linearly with the amount of memory you put in. Chad Martin ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/0XFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
