My A1XE has only 1 GB RAM, so I added a 1GB Swap partition. I'm not sure it ever worked or got used.
My X5000 has 2 GB RAM. Is it worth adding a swap partition, or with 2 GB being the max is this pointless?
Is it worth adding a swap partition?
Re: Is it worth adding a swap partition?
With 2GB, it's useless.
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Re: Is it worth adding a swap partition?
2 GB RAM (may it be physical or "virtual" through a swap partition) is still the maximum AmigaOS4 can use.daveyw wrote:My A1XE has only 1 GB RAM, so I added a 1GB Swap partition. I'm not sure it ever worked or got used.
My X5000 has 2 GB RAM. Is it worth adding a swap partition, or with 2 GB being the max is this pointless?
I think it is because of the 32bit technic AmigaOS4 uses.
"More" is only possible/usable thorugh memory tricking (i think it's called "bank switching" or something like that) and it needs to be compiled into every single program...
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Re: Is it worth adding a swap partition?
Ah, bank switching. I remember that from my old Atari 130XE.Raziel wrote: "More" is only possible/usable thorugh memory tricking (i think it's called "bank switching" or something like that) and it needs to be compiled into every single program...
Re: Is it worth adding a swap partition?
Yes, someone on some other forum mentioned that this trick goes back to the early computer days.
If it helps using more than 2 GB of RAM...
If it helps using more than 2 GB of RAM...
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Re: Is it worth adding a swap partition?
Exactly. Despite the technique being simple and ancient, it's better than having the extra memory completely unusable. Programs working with large data (such as a sound- or video editor) may use it as a handy storage, rather than swapping out to disk. I can certainly imagine such scenarios.If it helps using more than 2 GB of RAM...
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Re: Is it worth adding a swap partition?
I *think* it being already out in the wild, but i'm not sure if it is supported yet?trixie wrote:Exactly. Despite the technique being simple and ancient, it's better than having the extra memory completely unusable. Programs working with large data (such as a sound- or video editor) may use it as a handy storage, rather than swapping out to disk. I can certainly imagine such scenarios.If it helps using more than 2 GB of RAM...
SDK support, OS support?
There's already some rudimentary information on the wiki
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