"System Out of Memory " - but is it really...? 2004-01-25 - By Tony Owen
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Don't these things always happen on weekends? Maybe there is a conflict with
RamBooster and tS doesn't know what to make of the situation. If this were
so, uninstalling RB might give a clue with the response in tS.
> Hello!
>
> I'm trying to render a scene that's 168MB in size. I set up a Swap file
> that's 4GB in size and have 1 GB of RAM. I also have RamBooster running.
>
> WHen I try to render the scene, I get "Out Of Memory" system boxes pop up,
> usually 4 one right after the other. I close the boxes.
>
> RamBooster is showing that the RAM percentage-used bar does
> fluctuate. Also, the Swap file has never gotten over about 1.7GB in size,
> IOW, not even half the capacity has been used.
>
> As an experiment, I'm leaving the system running after having closed the
> message boxes.
>
> What I'm wondering is:
> (1) why does tS generate Out Of Memory warnings when it hasn't used more
> than 1/4 to 1/3 of the RAM *or* the VIrtual Memory (swap file)?
> (2) Should I let the thing continue running in the hope that it will
> eventually render after a few days, or is tS just dead in the water
despite
> the changes (according to RamBooster) in the %age of RAM used?
>
> Thanks In Advance :) !
>
> - Kris M. Krieger
> http://www.pterochromics.com
>
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