Re: X Windows Performance with DOC 2000

Charles Manning
2002-06-15T22:38:51Z

On Fri, 14 Jun 2002 15:09, David Cooper wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am using a 2.4.2 Kernel re-compiled with the MTD subsystem on a 144 MB
> DiskOnChip.
>
> I can boot from the DOC and do most things except X refuses to run. When I
> run X from the DOC it switches to a blank screen and just sits there. The
> only way to recover is to perform a hard reset or cycle the power.
>
> Running X from an IDE hard disk using the same platform does not seem to be
> a problem.
>
> Has anyone else encountered this problem? Any suggestions as to what I
> could try?
>

Hunch: Because X is big-n-fat, maybe it needs swap space. Doing swap onto a
DOC would, I hunch, suck fiercely (if it can be done at all). Maybe try
mounting DOC for the filesystem and keep an IDE for swap. Maybe look at
/proc/swaps on the two boots and see if they tell you anything.

-- Charles