On 28/02/07, Howard Lowndes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Zhasper wrote: > Right. So you're saying that desktop installers set swap to be 2x RAM > by default, just in case the user decides to download suspend2, which > didn't exist at the time the installer was written and isn't included > in the distro, and *then* chooses to suspend to swap? > > I don't follow your argument. Why would an installer have default > settings based on optional behaviour of a program that isn't even > included in the distro and requires recompiling the kernel to use? Well, I have a default installation of FC6 on my laptop and that hibernates by rolling out to swap. Since the default installation has no idea what the capabilities are of the target hardware, it strikes me as being a reasonable assumption to configure swap thus.
That's a much better reason for thinking that than the article you mentioned is :) Thanks!
> > On 28/02/07, Howard Lowndes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/05/24/1716222 >> >> "If you select "Swap Writer," suspend2 will write all data to the swap >> space, so make sure your swap is at least twice the amount of your RAM >> in size. You can also select "File Writer" and save the suspend data on >> a file on the hard disk instead, but I prefer the swap method since it's >> easier to set up. Compile, install your kernel, and reboot to it." >> >> Zhasper wrote: >> > Could you provide a link to the source/s that informed you of this? >> > >> > On 28/02/07, Howard Lowndes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I think I have just found a reason why the default installation often >> >> makes swap = 2xRAM. >> >> >> >> It's to do with laptops mainly. When they hibernate they apparently >> >> roll the memory image out to the swap space, hence the recommendation >> >> about the swap space size. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Howard. >> >> LANNet Computing Associates - Your Linux people >> <http://lannetlinux.com> >> >> When you want a computer system that works, just choose Linux; >> >> When you want a computer system that works, just, choose Microsoft. >> >> -- >> >> Flatter government, not fatter government; abolish the Australian >> states. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ >> >> Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> -- >> Howard. >> LANNet Computing Associates - Your Linux people <http://lannetlinux.com> >> When you want a computer system that works, just choose Linux; >> When you want a computer system that works, just, choose Microsoft. >> -- >> Flatter government, not fatter government; abolish the Australian states. >> >> -- >> SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ >> Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html >> >> > > -- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates - Your Linux people <http://lannetlinux.com> When you want a computer system that works, just choose Linux; When you want a computer system that works, just, choose Microsoft. -- Flatter government, not fatter government; abolish the Australian states.
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