Hi everybody, I was made aware of a typing error in the attached text file. 'RAM' should be changed to 'swap' at the end of the line:
correct: Crashes at 224, 192 MB RAM also with 2 GB swap -o- Anyway, I have a short report from testing the desktop iso, that I zsynced June 16 at 17.30 Central European time. It has zRAM, I tested it in a computer bought in January 2004, a Dell Dimension 4600. I used the mem boot option to make it use various amounts of RAM. Summary: The RAM needed to install with the desktop installer was reduced to half compared to my previous tests in Raring. Now the desktop installer reaches the same low levels as the alternate (text) installer. It is possible to reach further down with special methods, as shown by amjjawad (or by adding zRAM to the alternate iso too). The desktop installer (ubiquity) in Lubuntu 32-bit works without disk swap: down to 384 MB RAM works running disk swap: down to 256 MB RAM at 384 MB, free -m reports 369 MB at 256 MB, free -m reports 242 MB See the attached file. Best regards Nio
Testing Lubuntu Saucy desktop 32-bit iso file with zRAM. Dell dimension 4600 desktop with P4 2.8 GHz single processor and boot option mem=xxxM to get various amounts of RAM Something else .... at the partitioning page Works without disk swap: 512, 384 MB RAM At 384 MB , free -m reports 369 MB Works with disk swap: 320, 256 MB RAM At 256 MB, free -m reports 242 MB Crashes at 224, 192 MB RAM also with 2 GB swap Crashes in various ways (too little RAM to manage bug reports) The Dell runs live with all those memory levels An old Compaq Presario 5640 desktop with 400 MHz CPU and 192 MB RAM and Radeon graphics booted, but did not run with a graphical desktop interface. It could not even reach the first page of the desktop installer. This computer runs beautifully with a modern version of Knoppix. Summary: The RAM needed to install with the desktop installerwas reduced to half compared to my previous tests in Raring. Now the desktop installer reaches the same low levels as the alternate (text) installer. It is possible to reach further down with special methods, as shown by amjjawad.
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