Comments on: SwapBoost v0.1alpha – early testers wanted http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/02/swapboost-v01alpha-early-testers-wanted/ Enhancing your Ubuntu experience! Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:29:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JD http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/02/swapboost-v01alpha-early-testers-wanted/#comment-14592 JD Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:56:20 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=359#comment-14592 Is it possible to do this in gnome and put the script in the nautilus-scripts folder in ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts? And if it is, how could i change the script to set the environment variable to the flash drive in /media. Is it possible to do this in gnome and put the script in the nautilus-scripts folder in ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts? And if it is, how could i change the script to set the environment variable to the flash drive in /media.

]]> By: Scott http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/02/swapboost-v01alpha-early-testers-wanted/#comment-10841 Scott Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:31:55 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=359#comment-10841 ReadyBoost is not swap. It uses the flash drive as a drive cache for small files so that your system doesn't have to wait for the hard drive to spin up. ReadyBoost really does boost performance unless you're fortunate enough to have a SSD instead of a regular HD with moving parts - most of us don't. If you're not sure you've got one, you probably don't - a 16GB SSD will run you about $80. A system like ReadyBoost will help performance in any OS because it's a drive cache - so basically, if you've got a 4GB flash drive, it can be turned into a 4GB cache for small files. It saves your computer from waiting for your HD to spin up (or spin to the correct location), and it also allows you to cache more files by only caching small files on the flash drive and caching anything else in memory. Note that ReadyBoost has a size limit for the files it caches - because flash drives are slower than SATA drives, aside from the fact that they respond immediately. So if the file's smaller than a certain size, it's faster to read it from the flash drive - but if not, then it's faster to read it from the hard drive. In short, though - ReadyBoost is NOT swap memory, and using a flash drive like that will most likely slow your computer down. Not to mention - you cannot unplug a drive that's being used for swap and not risk losing data, but unplugging a drive cache is no problem - it's just a copy of what's already written to the drive. ReadyBoost is not swap. It uses the flash drive as a drive cache for small files so that your system doesn’t have to wait for the hard drive to spin up.

ReadyBoost really does boost performance unless you’re fortunate enough to have a SSD instead of a regular HD with moving parts – most of us don’t. If you’re not sure you’ve got one, you probably don’t – a 16GB SSD will run you about $80.

A system like ReadyBoost will help performance in any OS because it’s a drive cache – so basically, if you’ve got a 4GB flash drive, it can be turned into a 4GB cache for small files. It saves your computer from waiting for your HD to spin up (or spin to the correct location), and it also allows you to cache more files by only caching small files on the flash drive and caching anything else in memory.

Note that ReadyBoost has a size limit for the files it caches – because flash drives are slower than SATA drives, aside from the fact that they respond immediately. So if the file’s smaller than a certain size, it’s faster to read it from the flash drive – but if not, then it’s faster to read it from the hard drive.

In short, though – ReadyBoost is NOT swap memory, and using a flash drive like that will most likely slow your computer down. Not to mention – you cannot unplug a drive that’s being used for swap and not risk losing data, but unplugging a drive cache is no problem – it’s just a copy of what’s already written to the drive.

]]> By: Darren http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/02/swapboost-v01alpha-early-testers-wanted/#comment-10815 Darren Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:52:38 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=359#comment-10815 Just found this after doing it myself (and writing about it). If you are unable to add RAM, and have a slow HDD, swap on flash is great and makes a noticable difference to interactivity. A 4G flash drive is cheap, and even if it lasts only a year (unlikely), it can make some pain go away. Cheers Just found this after doing it myself (and writing about it). If you are unable to add RAM, and have a slow HDD, swap on flash is great and makes a noticable difference to interactivity. A 4G flash drive is cheap, and even if it lasts only a year (unlikely), it can make some pain go away.

Cheers

]]> By: skary http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/02/swapboost-v01alpha-early-testers-wanted/#comment-10410 skary Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:14:50 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=359#comment-10410 nice. appears to be working. I haven't filled up my swap space yet but i'm sure that extra GB will help. nice. appears to be working. I haven’t filled up my swap space yet but i’m sure that extra GB will help.

]]> By: akhil http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/02/swapboost-v01alpha-early-testers-wanted/#comment-10379 akhil Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:34:20 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=359#comment-10379 hey i vl diffinitely like 2 folow with ur projct...v are also doing same project as our academic proj... hey i vl diffinitely like 2 folow with ur projct…v are also doing same project as our academic proj…

]]> By: mr. X http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/02/swapboost-v01alpha-early-testers-wanted/#comment-10120 mr. X Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:03:51 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=359#comment-10120 this script will only make a swap on a flash drive... it's not like readyboost. the real and afaik only clone for linux is here: <a href="http://users.cis.fiu.edu/~zhaom/dmcache/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://users.cis.fiu.edu/~zhaom/dmcache/index.htm...</a> (gpl source available) and it's a lot more complex thing (it's a kernel module) this script will only make a swap on a flash drive… it's not like readyboost.

the real and afaik only clone for linux is here:
http://users.cis.fiu.edu/~zhaom/dmcache/index.htm…

(gpl source available)

and it's a lot more complex thing
(it's a kernel module)

]]> By: Add Extra Swap Space To Your Linux Box with a USB drive | Linux Hacks http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/02/swapboost-v01alpha-early-testers-wanted/#comment-10071 Add Extra Swap Space To Your Linux Box with a USB drive | Linux Hacks Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:42:14 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=359#comment-10071 [...] Linux OS. Increasing the swap space means increasing the system performance. Christer Edwards has written a shell script, which allows you to add a USB drive as an extra swap space in Linux. You can download the shell [...] [...] Linux OS. Increasing the swap space means increasing the system performance. Christer Edwards has written a shell script, which allows you to add a USB drive as an extra swap space in Linux. You can download the shell [...]

]]> By: ogretmen http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/02/swapboost-v01alpha-early-testers-wanted/#comment-10010 ogretmen Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:18:18 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=359#comment-10010 Información muy útil. Gracias. Información muy útil. Gracias.

]]> By: ilke.muhtaroglu@openSuSE_10.2 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/02/swapboost-v01alpha-early-testers-wanted/#comment-7922 ilke.muhtaroglu@openSuSE_10.2 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:01:51 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=359#comment-7922 hi my probe crushes when i just plug-out the flash disk, it crushes :( how to solve this ? hi
my probe crushes when i just plug-out the flash disk, it crushes :(

how to solve this ?

]]> By: ilke.muhtaroglu@openSuSE_10.2 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/02/swapboost-v01alpha-early-testers-wanted/#comment-7921 ilke.muhtaroglu@openSuSE_10.2 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:21:57 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=359#comment-7921 Hi up, I have just did readyboost stuff by hand from http://www.arsgeek.com/2008/07/24/readyboost-for-linux-a-quick-how-to/ I am a Turk SuSE user and planning to do this stuff in turkish on SuSE. I have worked as a testere before My Computer Arcitecture was good ;) I will write here, is there any problem occured till now ? just 2 idea; USB Burns out in >3 years and some extra space should be left at drive ? "Peace at home, peace at World" M.K. Atatürk Hi up,

I have just did readyboost stuff by hand from

http://www.arsgeek.com/2008/07/24/readyboost-for-linux-a-quick-how-to/

I am a Turk SuSE user and planning to do this
stuff in turkish on SuSE.

I have worked as a testere before
My Computer Arcitecture was good ;)

I will write here, is there any problem occured till now ?

just 2 idea; USB Burns out in >3 years and some extra space should be left at drive ?

“Peace at home, peace at World” M.K. Atatürk

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