From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail02.haj.ipfire.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail02.haj.ipfire.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4bCgy723nfz332d for ; Thu, 5 Jun 2025 10:42:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail01.ipfire.org (mail01.haj.ipfire.org [172.28.1.202]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature ECDSA (secp384r1) server-digest SHA384 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mail01.haj.ipfire.org", Issuer "R10" (verified OK)) by mail02.haj.ipfire.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4bCgy35ZN1z2y9H for ; Thu, 5 Jun 2025 10:42:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail01.ipfire.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4bCgy26pNFzlL; Thu, 5 Jun 2025 10:42:34 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=ed25519-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ipfire.org; s=202003ed25519; t=1749120155; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=FWYXEVIZx+cTxpg/GioVVGcKYfdF+v1nwiQT9npIi/k=; b=jKnuVoOLPNKmV0K4tcloEukNYxwDB3eVkPDOxHweg0QKuqieAH0it/85ORWYjkFf55+NpP K47rMrv086vRJyAg== DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ipfire.org; s=202003rsa; t=1749120155; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=FWYXEVIZx+cTxpg/GioVVGcKYfdF+v1nwiQT9npIi/k=; b=glGj+vgYN62yTILW1Yp0+2Fcy7AOR2AevJChF6JbOr3QzDcY1uQiFJpVLl4eemqawNr2U+ n6kRJ2Dq33X4w7Ex+JieiK9Q17h21GCol8g+RYdjJJmR2HkijW2qzS/60x53mCkrLRYN9Z ZYnO2miJPk6umzlkR54Tk4T1KVU27C5wYYEJmn9QqBfJRqsjVnLnu4qifjNYX/dp8GFEKt VntC8QidHpQsP3UWOsnuhF2i/ASoqPGY+U/o5jkKX6LMUoTJqRXqNjhUQL4umfwWKb0S0s 8XfafkYTfLeE9tfOL7dzq5IK9n7acPwVlWMnpGTEqOQ7XJoQ0ObDkyxa+vBFdg== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Precedence: list List-Id: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: Sender: Mail-Followup-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Size of memory that can be used with old IPFire Prime systems From: Michael Tremer In-Reply-To: <83d13e40-2de6-4049-8d1e-2a6757ff055e@ipfire.org> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2025 11:42:33 +0100 Cc: development@lists.ipfire.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <78AF3322-80B6-4C32-BE40-49303EF7B1FB@ipfire.org> <80ad31de-7eb1-4266-9f76-7de665db60a1@sandyindustries.com> <83d13e40-2de6-4049-8d1e-2a6757ff055e@ipfire.org> To: Adolf Belka Hello Adolf, If the Prime appliance is not suitable for testing any more, I am sure = we can find you something else. What would you need? -Michael > On 5 Jun 2025, at 10:42, Adolf Belka wrote: >=20 > Hi, >=20 > On 04/06/2025 20:25, Tim Zakharov wrote: >> Adolf, >> If you have access to a 4GB DDR3 SODIMM (even if you temporarily grab = one from an old laptop or borrow from a colleague), you could try = installing it. I wouldn't be surprised if the system booted up and = either supported the full 4GB or limited it to 2.44GB, but worked = nonetheless. It won't hurt anything to try. Worst case, the system = does not power up until you replace the original SODIMM. >=20 > Thanks for the suggestions Tim. Unfortunately didn't help. My oldest = laptop turns out to have DDR2 and the SODIMM's are 2GB anyway. > My newest laptop has DDR4, so not usable. > My netbook does have DDR3 but with only a 2GB SODIMM. >=20 >> Tim >> On 6/4/2025 1:18 PM, Michael Tremer wrote: >>> Hello Adolf, >>>=20 >>> Hmm, this might be difficult. I remember that this processor was a = little bit limited in how much RAM it supports. >>>=20 >>> However, the Intel Ark says max. 2.44 GiB = (https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/58916/intel-atom-pro= cessor-n2600-1m-cache-1-6-ghz/specifications.html). >>>=20 >>> I am not sure how to put this in, but generally that seems to be not = much higher than two. >=20 > I think you are right. >=20 > I am only using it as a Testing evaluation system and as a system to = do bug development work on. >=20 > So I think I will just have to accept that the memory might be used up = a lot and periodically it might go into swap use. I can live with that. >=20 > Regards, > Adolf. >=20 >>>=20 >>> Best, >>> -Michael >>>=20 >>>> On 3 Jun 2025, at 20:15, Adolf Belka = wrote: >>>>=20 >>>> Hi Arne and everyone, >>>>=20 >>>> In the monthly conf call I forgot to ask this question. >>>>=20 >>>> I have an old IPFire Prime system which has a 2GB sodimm memory = card installed. The memory is very close to fully utilised so that = periodically the swap space gets used for memory. >>>>=20 >>>> I would like to buy some larger memory for it but I need to know if = I can use 8GB cards with it or if it is limited to 4GB as the largest = memory size that is usable (or worst case, that I have to stay with the = 2GB card if that is the biggest supported). >>>>=20 >>>> Anyone know what the max ram memory that can be supported by the = Prime systems is? >>>>=20 >>>> Regards, >>>> Adolf. >>>>=20 >>>=20 >=20 >=20