SWAP and module loading

LostInGentoo · Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2002 11:01 am Post subject: SWAP and module loading

Hey there..

I have to questions:
I've added the 8139too (network card) module into the /etc/modules.autoload file, but it fails when booting. I can ping websites at the internet with no trouble, but why does it fail? Should it be added specially into the kernel configuration or should it just be removed from the autoload file!!! Then I don't really seem to understand the meaning of the module autoload file!!!

Howcome Linux requires 2-3 times the amount of memory - that's quite a lot when I have 1 GB memory - that means 2-3 GB of my SCSI harddisk which is not more than 18GB - That's quite a lot - and SCSI drives aint cheap (IDE is to slow for me)? But Shouldn't 1 GB of normal RAM be enough for Linux to run proberly???

LostInGentoo · Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2002 11:16 am Post subject:

Do anybody know something about files needed to be updated in /etc after running an emerge portage

It started telling me that 1 file needed to be updated - know it's 4 files needed to be updated

Can somebody tell me how to update these files

sulu · Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2002 12:13 pm Post subject:

Hi

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LostInGentoo · Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2002 10:37 pm Post subject:

Yeah - maybe it was a kinda confusing text I wrote about the memory.. The thing is that I have 1GB of memory (RAM) and that means that Gentoo (and all other OS's) would like to have 2-3 GB of SWAP - that means I loose 2-3 GB of SCSI disk space which I could use for applications and so on.. I haven't ever run out of memory, but every OS wants 2-3 times more SWAP space than memory (RAM)! I would really like an explanation that (hopefully) tells me that all that SWAP space isn't necessary!!

LostInGentoo · Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2002 10:38 pm Post subject:

guest · Guest

Then this should elate you.
Your choice, but that "2 times" idea was back when Ram was $$$ & 64MB was a lot.
The kernel even needed to be passed an append so it could recognize 64 & over
With the amount of Ram you have, anything over 200 mb for swap would likely
be uneeded, unless you have some very specific needs, in which case you would not be posting here.
SCSI access is faster than IDE, has more buffer mem. If already installed, downsize swap
partition, put freed up space to work. If not installed, pay more attention to file system choice, inode size, bytes per inode to suit your anticipated needs.
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In case of emergency, panic here

LostInGentoo · Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2002 12:42 pm Post subject:

LostInGentoo · Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2002 12:50 pm Post subject:

Okay - Kanuslupus I need to know something more..

I did as you asked me to - to "ls -l /etc/._*" - there is some files - not 29 but some... There is fx. a file called ._cfg0000_crontab - what should I do with this file? There is the crontab file itself and then the ._efg0000_crontab

What should I do, when there's more than one new file - fx. the ._cfg0000_make.conf and ._cfg0001_make.conf??

Damasz · Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2002 1:12 pm Post subject:

Emerge gentoolkit and run the etc-update program. It will show you the difference between the ._* files and the current configuration files. You can then decide to update the config files or to keep the current version.

LostInGentoo · Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2002 3:14 pm Post subject:

abhishek · Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2002 4:07 pm Post subject: