We use this rule of thumb. Start with the default and move up from there in
4MB increments. For instance, I run the following apps within my windows
session; Eudora Pro, Outlook, Excel and Word, sometimes IE. At times,
they're all running. I'm using Win98SE and use the default of 24MB, and
I have no complaints about performance.
Mike
At 06:52 AM 6/6/01 -0500, you wrote:
>David,
>
>What is the recommended memory size for windows under W4L?
>
>On Wed, 6 Jun 2001, David Peet wrote:
>
> > Is there a particular reason why you have assigned 64MB to the
> > Win4Lin session? Under normal circumstances you should
> > use as small a number as possbile that allows your applications
> > to run normally. Giving more that sufficient to Windows
> > can slow things down because Windows will try to make use of
> > it, taking away the working set of pages from Linux by keeping
> > them uselessly active.
> >
> > -David
> >
> > Robyn Manning wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Mike
> > >
> > > My system is as follows
> > >
> > > Win98se
> > > Kernel 2.4.4
> > > I connect to the Internet via VNET and an E-Smith box
> > > The slowness seems to correllate with the hard drive thrashing, if
> you wait
> > > for the hard drive things seem faster, or the clicking of an icon
> causes the
> > > hard drive to thrash and when it's finished thrashing the control /
> speed is
> > > back. The hard drive is a 17GB with ample room for Linux and Win4Lin. The
> > > hard drive has been set with hdparm for i/o 32 bit and dma.
> > > Ram 128MB system with 64MB Win4Lin.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps. Let us know if you need more info.
> > >
> > > Robyn
> > >
> > > On Wed, 6 Jun 2001 08:22, Mike Badger wrote:
> > > > I've been monitoring this thread and would like to add the
> following. The
> > > > more data
> > > > you can provide, the better. For instance..
> > > >
> > > > Windows Version
> > > > Kernel version
> > > > VNET or Winsock
> > > > Which applications, if any exhibit slower performance
> > > > How much RAM is assigned to Win4Lin (more is not necessarily better).
> > > >
> > > > Any additional information you may be able to provide, which you
> feel would
> > > > help
> > > > establish a rhyme or reason.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Mike
> > > >
> > > > At 06:36 PM 6/5/01 -0400, you wrote:
> > > > >On Tue, 5 Jun 2001, Joe Menola wrote:
> > > > > > It happens here as well. I monitor processor and memory load, and
> > > > > > during these "stalls" the processors tachs out.
> > > > > > Seems to be related networking having difficulty finding what it's
> > > > > > looking for.
> > > > >
> > > > >hmmm, i'll have to fire up an X cpu monitor just so i can keep an
> > > > >eye and get more data...
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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