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Xref: sserve comp.windows.x.i386unix:1527 comp.os.386bsd.questions:2393 Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.i386unix,comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!netcomsv!netcom.com!hasty From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) Subject: Re: XFree1-2 + 386BSD performance Message-ID: <hastyC6xrHw.Dxs@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) References: <1993May12.025731.29769@latcs1.lat.oz.au> <C6x8Hy.Fw@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> Date: Wed, 12 May 1993 22:51:32 GMT Lines: 30 In article <C6x8Hy.Fw@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> dwex@mtgzfs3.att.com (David E. Wexelblat) writes: >In article <1993May12.025731.29769@latcs1.lat.oz.au> wongm@ipc5.lat.oz.au (M.C. Wong) writes: >> 5) Does the size of the swap space affect that ? If so, how can >> I increase the swap space size ? This a FAQ question if you install NetBSD you have the option of specifying how large your swap swap space is going to be. Under 386bsd, the swap space can affect your performance depending on the amount memory in your system. X (for 386bsd) does not have officially shared library support so a couple of X terms will cost you at least 2MB of memory add the server and a couple of X apps and you start swapping on a 8MB memory machine. However, David is right in that X server performance is directly proportional to the load on the system but such is not the case for accelerated cards such ATI or S3 chipsets with a server that supports the hardware functions on the cards. Amancio Hasty -- This message brought to you by the letters X and S and the number 3 Amancio Hasty | Home: (415) 495-3046 | ftp-site depository of all my work: e-mail hasty@netcom.com | sunvis.rtpnc.epa.gov:/pub/386bsd/incoming