Anyone else getting two of each message?
Joseph
On Mon, 1 Oct 2001, Ron KA4INM Youvan wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> > Ron KA4INM Youvan wrote: (that's me)
>
> > > Anybody know of a RAM disk program that I can use to pre-cash
> > > stuff I am playing ?
>
> > Sounds like an application-specific issue and not so much of an OS
> > one. In fact, I find that most Windows applications pre-buffer
> > because of the "task switching" approach of DOS-based Windows
> > (Windows 9x/ME) whereas most UNIX applications do not try to
> > out-smart their true, pre-emptive UNIX OS' kernels.
>
> > As far as a "RAMDisk", you can reserve one at boot and mount it just
> > like any other filesystem.
>
> I had several DOS ramdrive programs that were (more or less TSR's)
> that installed ram disks, anytime I wanted to use one. Most came
> with memory expansion boards, such as AST. I don't see why this
> would be a problem in LINUX, ask for memory, don't give it back,
> use it.
>
> > If you don't do it at boot in kernel
> > space, the Linux kernel will not guarantee any user space allocation
> > always stays in memory (AFAIK). Usually the Linux kernel is very
> > good at caching/buffering, especially on workstation/single-user
> > systems, but there are known issues with the "still maturing" 2.4
> > kernel.
>
> > What kernel, sound card and application are you using?
>
> SB live value using :
> 2.2.16, 2.2.19, 2.4.5 which is broken IMMHO, took me 4 hours
> to recover my 40 gig /hda1 after a lockup, get 2 or 3 a day,
> I will return to 2.2.19 ASAP.
> Playing .wav, and/or .mp3's with everything I have.
> (a nice of -20 helps but I can not have any disk activity
> while playing or recording a .wav file or I get skips.
> (both Slackware 7.1 and 8.0, with a 266 mHz/64 meg and
> 1 gig AMD/1 gig of DDR ram) Becoming disillusioned with
> LINUX. (been 100% LINUX since June 1998)
>
> The raw ram works fine for one file at a time, ( /dev/ram )
> how do I create a ram disk that will hold say 64 files at boot
> time? I don't recall the subject and I can not find the topic
> in any of my books.
>
> BTW changing mommy boards/CPU/RAM only made a slight
> improvement in a few operations, compiling was the only
> noticeable speed improvement I could sense, when changed
> from 2.2.19 to 2.4.5 everything now takes 1/4 of the
> previous time, boot up is 1/2 a minute less time, things
> fly by, too bad it locks up and so very often too.
> I also had my very first core dump with LINUX on the screen,
> said: the kernel has made a memory allocation out of range
> (gave a multi-digit address) said core dump, had all
> registers shown, full screen of stuff, modem stopped dead,
> keyboard dead, looked to me like OS dead.
> I had to re-compile 1/3 of my added programs to keep them
> from locking things up, I will have to re-compile them to
> get them to run under 2.2.19, I expect. discouraging!
> I am a user not a programmer.
>
> 73 (= Best Regards) de: (= this is) Ron ka4inm@qsl.net
> Please visit my HAM web site at: http://www.qsl.net/ka4inm
>
>
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