Memory Allocation

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You don't have enough memory available to run programs - the program memory. You should try to get your used storage memory down to
around 8 MB or less. The more memory you have available for program memory, the less likely you are to have a low memory situation.


"DGC" <pax@dgcree.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message news 6j74n$i16$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk...
> I have a Jornada 545 with a SH3 processor 16 Mb internal memory and a
> 128Mb Flash Card.
>
> I have put most of my programs on my flash card but I always seem to get
> a critical low memory indication, it gets quite regular at times
>
> Being a reasonable newbie to the PPC world, I have not quite got the
> hang of memory allocation how is this done on the PPC ?
>
> My Main memory shows the following:
>
>
> Total Memory 15.87Mb
>
>
> Storage Program
>
> Allocated 13.71Mb 2.16Mb
>
> In use 13.18Mb 1.83Mb
>
> Free 0.53Mb 0.33Mb
>
>
>
>
> My Storage Card shows the following:
>
>
> Total memory: 124.47Mb
>
>
> In use 13.76Mb
>
> Free 110.71Mb
>
>
> When I got the PPC, it had all the usual basic programs on it (Word
> Excel etc) which I assume are stored in Main Memory, I added additional
> programs but usually these were placed in the Storage (Flash)Card.
>
> When one selects Programes form the Menu are the programs show stored in
> the Main Memory and can I move them to the Storage Memory and keep the
> Main Memory clear?
>
> I think an idiots guide to Memory Alloction is needed here, please can
> someone help?
>
> Thanks
>
>

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Thanks Dennis,

Sorted!




Dennis Langton wrote:
> You don't have enough memory available to run programs - the program memory. You should try to get your used storage memory down to
> around 8 MB or less. The more memory you have available for program memory, the less likely you are to have a low memory situation.
>
>
> "DGC" <pax@dgcree.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message news 6j74n$i16$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk...
>
>>I have a Jornada 545 with a SH3 processor 16 Mb internal memory and a
>>128Mb Flash Card.
>>
>>I have put most of my programs on my flash card but I always seem to get
>>a critical low memory indication, it gets quite regular at times
>>
>>Being a reasonable newbie to the PPC world, I have not quite got the
>>hang of memory allocation how is this done on the PPC ?
>>
>>My Main memory shows the following:
>>
>>
>>Total Memory 15.87Mb
>>
>>
>>Storage Program
>>
>>Allocated 13.71Mb 2.16Mb
>>
>>In use 13.18Mb 1.83Mb
>>
>>Free 0.53Mb 0.33Mb
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>My Storage Card shows the following:
>>
>>
>>Total memory: 124.47Mb
>>
>>
>>In use 13.76Mb
>>
>>Free 110.71Mb
>>
>>
>>When I got the PPC, it had all the usual basic programs on it (Word
>>Excel etc) which I assume are stored in Main Memory, I added additional
>>programs but usually these were placed in the Storage (Flash)Card.
>>
>>When one selects Programes form the Menu are the programs show stored in
>>the Main Memory and can I move them to the Storage Memory and keep the
>>Main Memory clear?
>>
>>I think an idiots guide to Memory Alloction is needed here, please can
>>someone help?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>
>
>
>