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From: Jeff Genender <jgenend@ibm.net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Netscape crashes X!
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 12:05:55 -0700
Organization: Savoir Technologies
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Ron Echeverri wrote:
> I had 16MB RAM and about 37MB swap and it was not enough for Netscape
> 2.  Now i have 24MB RAM and about 100MB swap :) just in case.  Right
> now, running Netscape 3, emacs 19.34 in server mode, 15 xterms (many
> of them running ssh), and xcalendar, xbiff, xclock, xmix, xclipboard
> and fvwm 1.24r (did i mention inn?)...
> 
> (64) > swapinfo
> Device      1K-blocks     Used    Avail Capacity  Type
> /dev/wd0s2b    103824    76536    27224    74%    Interleaved
> /dev/wd1s1b     16384    16204      116    99%    Interleaved
> Total          120080    92740    27340    77%
> 
> For what that's worth.
> 
> >No, I think it's as John said; he needs to try the x86-unknown-bsd
> >version.
> 
> As far as i know, the 386-unknown-bsd version IS the BSDI version.
> 
> rone
> --
>        Ron Echeverri         Best Internet Barista         rone@best.net
>        =================================================================
>                "The banana _hates_ the apple."         - Ratbert

I actually have 40MB of ram and a 90M swap space.  Is it possible that
this is not enough?  I guess I could increase the swap space.

Jeff Genender
jgenend@ibm.net