Re: gEDA-user: PCB problems

["Harold D. Skank" <skank54@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, that's a thought.  How do I get into the 32-bit mode?

    Harold Skank

On Sat, 2007-09-08 at 10:01 -0400, al davis wrote:
> On Saturday 08 September 2007, Harold D. Skank wrote:
> > I need to emphasize that I have my machine loaded to maximum
> > memory capacity.  Can anyone suggest a rationale short of a
> > different machine that I might be able to use to improve
> > machine performance?
> 
> I haven't tried this, but here's a thought.
> 
> Since you say it is AMD-64, I am assuming you are using 64 bit 
> mode.
> 
> What happens if you use 32 bit mode?
> 
> My rationale ...
> 
> In 64 bit mode, pointers are 8 bits.  In 32 bit mode, pointers 
> are 4 bits.  This may save enough memory to get out of 
> swapping.
> 
> Linux swapping does not work well for large jobs.  If you want 
> reasonable performance, your whole job must fit in physical 
> memory.
> 
> 
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