Active Topics
-
Is there a section to talk about Java ME? Apps, etc. (5)
to General by teroyk - 1 day, 23 hrs ago -
Extra softwares in Sailfish using CLI, repositories, etc (118)
to SailfishOS by nieldk - 2 days, 4 hrs ago -
Paths (0)
to Maemo 7 / Leste by teroyk - 3 days, 1 hr ago - more...
| The Following User Says Thank You to teroyk For This Useful Post: | ||
|
2013-04-13
, 11:32
|
|
Posts: 2,290 |
Thanked: 4,133 times |
Joined on Apr 2010
@ UK
|
#2
|
Originally Posted by teroyk
Have you used CSSU-Thumb?
Is there any possible way free up little RAM memory?
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=84829
__________________
Wiki Admin
sixwheeledbeast's wiki
Testing Squad Subscriber
- mcallerx - tenminutecore - FlopSwap - Qnotted - zzztop - Bander - Fight2048 -
Before posting or starting a thread please try this.
Wiki Admin
sixwheeledbeast's wiki
Testing Squad Subscriber
- mcallerx - tenminutecore - FlopSwap - Qnotted - zzztop - Bander - Fight2048 -
Before posting or starting a thread please try this.
 |
|
2013-04-13
, 11:39
|
|
Posts: 1,986 |
Thanked: 7,698 times |
Joined on Dec 2010
@ Dayton, Ohio
|
#3
|
Originally Posted by teroyk
The good folks at Nokia designed Maemo with a particular idea in mind for how to set up a Linux environment with all the bells and whistles people today expect from "smart" phones. There are various ways to tweak Maemo, but if you seriously want to design your own desktop (or have none at all), it would probably be easier to just install your own copy of Linux. For example, there's an effort underway to create an Arch distribution for the N900:
Is there any possible way free up little RAM memory?
Like no desktop backround at all? Generic icons? Or even no desktop at all?
I had run Linux in 16 MB RAM memory with GUI, so where we need 256MB RAM in maemo?
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=81892
Edit: Sixwheeledbeast's suggestion to use cssu-thumb is probably the best way to run full Maemo and still reduce memory usage!
|
|
2013-04-13
, 14:05
|
|
Posts: 838 |
Thanked: 3,384 times |
Joined on Mar 2009
|
#4
|
Then there are thread about what can be removed (and what functionality is then missed): http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=82641
| The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to AapoRantalainen For This Useful Post: | ||
|
|
2013-04-13
, 16:46
|
|
Posts: 1,808 |
Thanked: 4,272 times |
Joined on Feb 2011
@ Germany
|
#5
|
You can save ~1 MB of RAM by adding cgroup_disable=memory to the kernel command line.
| The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to reinob For This Useful Post: | ||
|
|
2013-04-15
, 14:23
|
|
Posts: 242 |
Thanked: 97 times |
Joined on Sep 2009
|
#7
|
Originally Posted by teroyk
how long ago was it, and which was the distro.
Is there any possible way free up little RAM memory?
Like no desktop backround at all? Generic icons? Or even no desktop at all?
I had run Linux in 16 MB RAM memory with GUI, so where we need 256MB RAM in maemo?
__________________
so i guess the the lesson learned is: "if you want a thing done well, do it yourself"
so i guess the the lesson learned is: "if you want a thing done well, do it yourself"
| The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to abubakar For This Useful Post: | ||
|
|
2013-05-10
, 23:13
|
|
Posts: 474 |
Thanked: 611 times |
Joined on Feb 2012
|
#8
|
Originally Posted by sixwheeledbeast
I just wait next version. But looks promising.
Have you used CSSU-Thumb?
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=84829
| The Following User Says Thank You to teroyk For This Useful Post: | ||
|
|
2013-05-10
, 23:26
|
|
Posts: 474 |
Thanked: 611 times |
Joined on Feb 2012
|
#9
|
Originally Posted by abubakar
It was 90s and it was Suse Linux 5 on 486/33Mhz. Installed GUI wasnt normal KDE. It was F Virtual Window Manager (FVWM) what was also on Suse installation CD.
how long ago was it, and which was the distro.
| The Following User Says Thank You to teroyk For This Useful Post: | ||
 |
| Tags |
| memory usage, nokia n900 |
«
Previous Thread
|
Next Thread
»
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 12:52.
Like no desktop backround at all? Generic icons? Or even no desktop at all?
I had run Linux in 16 MB RAM memory with GUI, so where we need 256MB RAM in maemo?