Compcache - Does it work with Arch?

sb56637 · 2009-02-20 04:51:40

Hi there,

I want to install Arch on a very old computer with 64 MB of RAM. Anyone have any experience with http://code.google.com/p/compcache/ ? Does it make any difference in speed on old low-RAM systems? Any tips on using it on Arch?

Thanks a lot!

bangkok_manouel · 2009-02-20 06:40:57

never used it but:

kernel26zen has it.
http://git.zen-sources.org/?p=zen.git;a=heads
it's in AUR.
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13900

sb56637 · 2009-02-20 07:48:42

Thanks! Is it available on the stable kernel too though?

bangkok_manouel · 2009-02-20 08:23:42

sb56637 wrote:

Thanks! Is it available on the stable kernel too though?

well i guess you just have to patch the stable kernel source.

bangkok_manouel · 2009-02-20 08:32:45

if you want the fast&easy solutions, download compcache and follow the instructions in the README file.
it took me 30 seconds to make it work, i just tried now. after that, just add the relevant modules (lzo1x_compress.ko, lzo1x_decompress.ko, tlsf.ko, compcache.ko) to your rc.conf modules array and run the use_compcache.sh script at startup by putting it in rc.local. done.

sb56637 · 2009-02-20 08:38:57

Ok, I´ll give it a try. Thanks!

bangkok_manouel · 2009-02-20 09:02:11

my bad, use_compcache.sh will load the modules for you so don't even have to put them in /etc/rc.conf. just run the script at startup and it should be enough.

bangkok_manouel · 2009-02-20 09:21:42

FTR, you have to change line 13 in use_compcache.sh from:

LSMOD_BIN=/sbin/lsmod

to

LSMOD_BIN=/bin/lsmod

same in unuse_compcache.sh

strangely, it won't work if i put it in rc.local but will work perfectly if i run it once i logged in. i didn't try further to understand why. maybe later.

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#1 2009-02-20 04:51:40

Compcache - Does it work with Arch?

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Re: Compcache - Does it work with Arch?

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Re: Compcache - Does it work with Arch?

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