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2009-02-18
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Originally Posted by Voltron
Have you enabled virtual memory?
My n810 constantly runs out of memory especially when browsing the internet.
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2009-02-18
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1st I suggest rebooting your tablet if you don't normally power it down. This will deal with any program faults that had memory leaks. Next is moving data to the 2GB internal drive. Most aps let you specify where data should be stored and retrieved from. File Manager can used to move data. Also consider removing any applications you've installed but don't use. Lastly you can clean things up a bit from the command line. Install sudser to get "sudo". In a terminal run "sudo apt-get autoremove" to remove any installed but no longer rtequired packages. Then run "sudo apt-get autoclean' which will erase old archive files. This works for me without having to enable virtual swap memory.
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2009-02-18
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Originally Posted by fragos
Thanks. I didn't know about those, and I like to keep a "clean machine." I just ran those, they got rid of some stuff, and at least I can say nothing is broken so far!
Lastly you can clean things up a bit from the command line. Install sudser to get "sudo". In a terminal run "sudo apt-get autoremove" to remove any installed but no longer rtequired packages. Then run "sudo apt-get autoclean' which will erase old archive files. This works for me without having to enable virtual swap memory.
Is there anything similar for
(a) generally maintaining system happiness (like RegClean on WinXP/Win2000)?
(b) defragmenting the drive? (I think it's when I run fsck on the SD card on which I have a system, but from a Device Memory boot, it tells me something like "0.7% non-contiguous")
(c) Is there a way to run something like fsck on the Device Memory? What I do for the SD card (on which I have the system I usually run) is enter, as root,
fsck -fy /dev/mmcblk0p2
-- but I do this when I've booted from the Device Memory, not from the SD card. So, is there an equivalent way to keep the Device Memory happy?
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2009-02-18
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Voltron, you might also be helped by Qwerty12's guide to Space-saving tips.
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Originally Posted by GeraldKo
Your (a & b) are Windows issues that don't really exist in a Linux environment. Applications manage their own configurations as hidden text files in /home/user which is the working directory when you start a terminal session. If you delete one of these files the application will normally create a new one with default values. There is no "fsck" on the tablet and I'm not aware of an alternative. Since storage is solid state the function performed by fsck may not be required.
Thanks. I didn't know about those, and I like to keep a "clean machine." I just ran those, they got rid of some stuff, and at least I can say nothing is broken so far!
Is there anything similar for
(a) generally maintaining system happiness (like RegClean on WinXP/Win2000)?
(b) defragmenting the drive? (I think it's when I run fsck on the SD card on which I have a system, but from a Device Memory boot, it tells me something like "0.7% non-contiguous")
(c) Is there a way to run something like fsck on the Device Memory? What I do for the SD card (on which I have the system I usually run) is enter, as root,
fsck -fy /dev/mmcblk0p2
-- but I do this when I've booted from the Device Memory, not from the SD card. So, is there an equivalent way to keep the Device Memory happy?
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Another thing that crashes it a lot is when I open a high res image in the web browser like say 1200x1200+. When I maximize the image the browser lags a bit and crashes.
Anyone else experience memory problems?