Subject: Re: Current port status on J720?
To: Alex Poylisher <sher@komkon.org>
From: Michael Blatt <michael.blatt@gmail.com>
List: port-hpcarm
Date: 01/18/2006 13:56:17
Yes, but that means you're using 50MB RAM this way, whereas my poor
little device only has 32MB.
Thank you for the info though, I can see what the RAM usage is going to be =
like.
M.

On 18/01/06, Alex Poylisher <sher@komkon.org> wrote:
> I am running -current on a J728 now, with icewm, links-gui, 2 mutts
> and 2 aterms open, still about 14M free.
>
> --
> Alex Poylisher
> sher{at}komkon{dot}org
>
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 11:21:38AM +0000, Michael Blatt wrote:
> > > When I was young, I did this (minus dillo, which didn't exist) with
> > > 8 MB, although on a Motorola 68030  CPU and with a 3 or 4 bit deep
> > > planar framebuffer.
> >
> > I remember using Linux with X on a Psion Series 5mx (ARM7, 36Mhz, 16MB
> > RAM) back in my younger, more foolish days.
> > Just wondering how NetBSD compares in RAM usage. Right now I'm running
> > Familiar Linux + Opie on my Jornada, and the RAM usage is fine. But
> > since the 728 has 64MB I thought I'd check.
> > As far as WMs go, DevilVM
> > (http://n.ethz.ch/student/dobinr/devilwm/index.html) sounds like a
> > good idea.
> > Porting Opie or even GPE would be great, but I'm no good as a C/C++
> > coder, so I'll keep quiet :-)
> >
> > So, NetBSD-3.0 (release) is cross-compiling at the moment. Just trying
> > to get a feel for it. So far it's similar enough to OpenBSD that I
> > don't have to look too hard.
> > I didn't see any mention of 3.0 on hpcarm, mind you. Guess I'll find
> > out whether it works once I have a 1GB CF card in hand.
> >
> > M.
>
>