From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07AFF1381F3 for ; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 19:46:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4F19521C03A; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 19:45:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from snt0-omc1-s32.snt0.hotmail.com (snt0-omc1-s32.snt0.hotmail.com [65.55.90.43]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AFA121C020 for ; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 19:44:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from SNT128-W15 ([65.55.90.7]) by snt0-omc1-s32.snt0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:44:36 -0800 X-EIP: [dgZ1ZiMwVflh+lavGF1VaVlNd7pMfdbV] X-Originating-Email: [teodor.spam@hotmail.com] Message-ID: From: =?iso-8859-1?B?VGVvZG9yIFNw5nJlbg==?= To: "gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org" Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] Re: Ram Problem! Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 20:44:36 +0100 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <20121224162001.GG26547@server> References: ,<871uef5uu1.fsf@ist.utl.pt>,,<20121224162001.GG26547@server> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Dec 2012 19:44:36.0210 (UTC) FILETIME=[1A96F520:01CDE20F] X-Archives-Salt: d7a37428-3b3a-4ab3-b30c-b7a4e6a31b5b X-Archives-Hash: d9a9c34cf0c5fd15b78ea4501ededd43 > You may want to consider a swap file: > > http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-add-a-swap-file-howto/ I have already done this. I had some problems trying to compile gcc=2C so I= learned it then. > NB: I don't know how well it's going to help with Gentoo. It's been close= to a > decade=2C if not longer=2C since I've used a machine with such limits=2C = and we only > installed binary system to them. There is tinderbox for Gentoo=2C if that= would > help any at all: http://tinderbox.dev.gentoo.org/ I don't know what tinderbox is=2C but I'll have to look it up. I thought th= at gentoo would be perfect for such an old system=2C except for the long compile times :3 > With all due respect=2C Gentoo is the only distro using a Gentoo patched = kernel. > It's not really necessary=2C and NONE of the 8 comps in our shop runs any= of the > gentoo provided kernel sources. Just get the kernel.org of your choice an= d: Yeah=2C that is what I thought! After doing an LFS install=2C I don't even = know the benefit of the patched kernel. > > Change the version for whichever one you desire. Thanks :) I use curl=2C but I guess it is the same with some command diffre= nce. It seems that I have gotten the general idea. Since there are non who reall= y can give me a reason it won't work I will go for a vanilla kernel. Thanks so much for the helpful answers. With best regards=2C - TheRedMood =