On 2018-04-07, at 1:25 PM, Carl Hoefs <newsli...@autonomy.caltech.edu> wrote:
> I think just clearing the setting will revert to the default behavior > (compressing memory): > > sudo nvram -d boot-args > > Then reboot. > > -Carl Nope. This happens with zero swap space used. In other words, as soon as compressed swap tries to use the disk, it fails. So my computer: *can use normal swap, but not compressed swap. *Can only boot (startup disk) from a normal partition on the internal drive (not from a USB stick, not from the recovery partition) *refuses to display the boot chooser on pressing alt/option. All of these used to work. It looks like I was able to boot from a USB stick in January or February (I had to use 10.2 to compact a sparse image that used large bands). I'm not sure when compressed swap failed -- it's probably been a year since I turned it off. Apr 12 10:41:01 keybounceMBP kernel[0]: low swap: suspending pid 891 (firefox) Apr 12 10:41:01 keybounceMBP kernel[0]: low swap: suspending pid 853 (Dragon Dictate) Apr 12 10:41:01 keybounceMBP kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 231 [xpcd] Apr 12 10:41:01 keybounceMBP kernel[0]: (default pager): [KERNEL]: Swap File Error. Apr 12 10:41:01 keybounceMBP com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.xpcd.CA000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000[231]): Exited: Killed: 9 Apr 12 10:41:01 keybounceMBP loginwindow[312]: -[ProcessPanel(lowMem) initAsLoMemPanel] | Lo-Memory panel initializing Apr 12 10:41:02 keybounceMBP kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 235 [com.apple.audio.] Apr 12 10:41:02 keybounceMBP com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.audio.DriverHelper[235]): Exited: Killed: 9 Apr 12 10:41:03 keybounceMBP kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 241 [com.apple.audio.] Apr 12 10:41:03 keybounceMBP com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.audio.SandboxHelper[241]): Exited: Killed: 9 Apr 12 10:41:03 keybounceMBP kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 85 [wdhelper] Apr 12 10:41:03 keybounceMBP com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.wdhelper[85]): Exited: Killed: 9 Apr 12 10:41:04 keybounceMBP kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 407 [IMDPersistenceAg] Apr 12 10:41:04 keybounceMBP com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.imdpersistence.IMDPersistenceAgent[407]): Exited: Killed: 9 Apr 12 10:41:04 keybounceMBP kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 425 [com.apple.NotesM] Apr 12 10:41:04 keybounceMBP com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.NotesMigratorService[425]): Exited: Killed: 9 Apr 12 10:41:05 keybounceMBP kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 406 [xpcd] Apr 12 10:41:05 keybounceMBP com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.xpcd.37000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000[406]): Exited: Killed: 9 Apr 12 10:41:05 keybounceMBP kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 486 [CloudKeychainPro] Apr 12 10:41:05 keybounceMBP secd[411]: handle_xpc_event >>>>> handle_connection_event via event_handler <<<<<, WTF? Apr 12 10:41:05 keybounceMBP com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[259] (com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy3[486]): Idle-exit job was jettisoned. Will bypass throttle interval for next on-demand launch. Apr 12 10:41:05 keybounceMBP com.apple.launchd.peruser.502[259] (com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy3[486]): assertion failed: 13F1911: launchd + 43321 [364E35A7-9FA7-3950-8494-40B49A2E7250]: 0x9 Apr 12 10:41:06 keybounceMBP kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 436 [nsnetworkd] > > > >> On Apr 7, 2018, at 12:57 PM, Michael <keybou...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> So a while back, I disabled compressed virtual memory: >> >> bash-3.2# nvram boot-args >> boot-args -v -s vm_compressor=1 >> bash-3.2# >> >> I tried to reenable it (removing the vm_compressor argument). Unfortunately, >> all that did was give me a swap error as soon as physical memory filled up. >> >> I'd like to know what I need to do to go back to compressing my virtual >> memory. >> >> At the time, my reason for disabling it was that it turned my 16 GB machine >> into a 6 GB machine. The system would insist on using 10 GB for compressed >> swap, and my working set at the time -- Minecraft client, Minecraft server, >> recording software, voice chat software, etc. -- needed more memory than >> that. >> >> >> --- >> Entertaining minecraft videos >> http://YouTube.com/keybounce >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacOSX-talk mailing list >> MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com >> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk > --- Entertaining minecraft videos http://YouTube.com/keybounce _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
