post your mem usage...

MasterC · 12-04-2002, 08:55 PM

Cool, glad it was brought up, cause I have a question now (after a quick search or 2);

*straps on super newb suit*
Why would one run anything other than the kernel.org kernel? I see the "patches" that are included in -lq4 but I am still not sure what that means? I was under the impression that a standard vanilla 2.4.19 kernel came with ReiserFS support, so I don't know what that patch is, nor do I know what the security patches are.

Also, if I download and build using the lq kernel, does it add "extra" buttons on my make xconfig screen from the patches or what?

*takes off super newb suit*

Thanks for any links or whatever to answers.

Cool

jeremy · 12-04-2002, 09:07 PM

MasterC,
The stock kernel does include Reiser, but -lq gives you the latest patches. Grsecurity will give you a new section in config/xconfig. Basically a stock kernel *should* include rock solid code that has been tested AND excepted by the kernel maintainer (be it Linus or Marcello). If you want the latest/greatest or things that are not in the kernel for other reasons (such as licensing) you will need to add patches.

--jeremy

MasterC · 12-04-2002, 09:10 PM

Ok, cool, that helps. Thank you for the explaination Jeremy.

Cool

neo77777 · 12-04-2002, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jeremy
All these uname's and not a single person running -lq kernel?

--jeremy

Shame, shame on us, should I downgrade that's the question, linux question?
Jeremy, what are the plans for 2.4.20-lq?

DavidPhillips · 12-04-2002, 09:41 PM

uname -a
Linux Slacker 2.4.19-lq4 #2 Wed Dec 4 21:32:09 CST 2002 i686 unknown

jeremy · 12-05-2002, 09:38 AM

Thanks David

As for 2.4.20-lq1 it will be out ASAP, probably about a week or so.

--jeremy

N_A_J_M · 12-05-2002, 02:04 PM

Ok before i post my mem stats, i know this may seem like a stupid question but it would come in mighty handy! when i do run free & uname -a and i get the appropriate output. How do i copy that output text from the console? ctrl+c doesnt work

I get rather annoyed with having to rewrite it all :P
so is there a copy method or do i pipe it all off to a text file?

Thymox · 12-05-2002, 02:11 PM

Highlight the text from the console with your mouse, then go back to your browser without highlighting anything else, and click with the middle button into the text field. Put the {code}...{/code} (in [ brackets) around it so that when you click 'submit reply' it is nicely formatted.

DavidPhillips · 12-05-2002, 02:11 PM

N_A_J_M · 12-05-2002, 02:32 PM

Code:

             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:        514880     510496       4384          0     102000      53336
-/+ buffers/cache:     355160     159720
Swap:      1236964        108    1236856
Linux xion 2.4.19 #1 SMP Sat Nov 23 13:12:40 NZDT 2002 i686 unknown

N_A_J_M · 12-05-2002, 02:36 PM

Thanks Thymax i have been wondering how to do that for ages! just never got around to asking, im not too sure if i got the sqr bracker thingy quite right ?

oh yeah that mem stat post is with a few things running sorry i just rushed in and did it after i was told how to copy and paste, i have xmms running and one netscape window on RH7.2 with gnome

DavidPhillips · 12-05-2002, 02:46 PM

two browsers, an xterm, wmaker, and xclock

Code:

All the really good ideas I ever had came to me while I was milking a cow.
                -- Grant Wood

david@Slacker:~$ uname -a 
Linux Slacker 2.4.19-lq4 #2 Wed Dec 4 21:32:09 CST 2002 i686 unknown
david@Slacker:~$ free
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:        255680     105980     149700          0       5920      64220
-/+ buffers/cache:      35840     219840
Swap:       377516          0     377516
david@Slacker:~$

trickykid · 12-05-2002, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jeremy
Thanks David

As for 2.4.20-lq1 it will be out ASAP, probably about a week or so.

--jeremy

I forgot all about the LQ kernel.. I'll make a note to download 2.4.20-lq1 when its released and see what I think of it..

dnar · 12-06-2002, 03:07 AM

2.4.20 (patched for Win4Lin) - Gnome 2, Galeon, Sylpheed, XMMS, 2 x GkrellM, gtk-gnutella, kppp and ickle:-

Code:

[wayne@Criten wayne]$ uname -a
Linux Criten 2.4.20win4lin #1 SMP Wed Dec 4 21:12:48 WST 2002 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
[wayne@Criten wayne]$ free
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:        515616     500448      15168          0     107056     197968
-/+ buffers/cache:     195424     320192
Swap:      1020088      93440     926648

finegan · 12-06-2002, 04:08 AM

KDE, Opera, xmms, and a bunch of other goop:

Code:

bash-2.05a# free
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:        775244     760528      14716          0      34900     394556
-/+ buffers/cache:     331072     444172
Swap:       491392       1008     490384
bash-2.05a# uname -a
Linux tyler 2.4.20 #1 Fri Nov 29 06:51:50 EST 2002 i686 unknown

Here's another one, just to be cheeky:

Code:

21 processes:  1 running, 20 idle
CPU states:  0.0% user,  0.0% nice,  2.0% system,  0.2% interrupt, 97.8% idle
Memory: Real: 15M/38M act/tot  Free: 207M  Swap: 0K/257M used/tot

bob@wolfwood:~$ uname -a
OpenBSD wolfwood.clockwatching.org 3.2 GENERIC#8 sparc64

Cheers,

Finegan