[Lubuntu-qa] My zRAM Testing Reports - FULL List

[Nio Wiklund]

On 2013-06-22 15:37, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have put all my reports on one list/post so there you go: 
> http://amjjawad.blogspot.com/2013/06/zram-testing-reports.html
> <http://amjjawad.blogspot.ae/2013/06/zram-testing-reports.html>
> 
> 
> I still didn't have the time to
> update:https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/LowRamTesting
> 
> But I will sure do soon.
> 
> I think Phase 1 of testing is done. We have shared reports, etc. We have
> discussed a lot, etc. We have now a Wiki Page. Everything is good if not
> great so far. And I'm sure we will carry on and talk about it on the
> next meeting:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/IRC%20Meetings/Agenda
> 
> 
> So, what is next? 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -- 
> 
> "All of us are smarter than any one of us."
> 
> *Best Regards,*
> *amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/>*
> *Start Ubuntu
> <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/CommunicationsTeam/WOWLubuntu/StartUbuntu>*
> 
> 
Hi,

I added some testing today for compatibility. I think it is similar to
what you Ali and Jonathan have done, very clean and using the whole
drive. Then I get results comparable to yours :-)

And I added a few tests with the mini.iso, which allows installing to
lower ram. I succeeded at 160 but not 128 MB RAM in a real computer with
an AMD Athon XP, 1.15 GHz, 32-bits.

I have put all my test cases into the table. And, yes, it is possible to
install to very low RAM, but you need to work very carefully. And often
the user wants dual booting, or for some other reason keep some
partitions, and then the level of RAM will get considerably higher.
Also, if you need to use 'grub-n-iso', the RAM levels will be higher.

-o-

I still suggest we recommend the following limits (MB RAM)

384 for the graphical installer

192 for the mini iso

256(?) for the alternate installer, let us wait and see if it will also
get zRAM

We should also mention that the mini iso is much more flexible, but also
harder to use, and it offers a method to build custom systems.

Best regards
Nio