Recent content by gypsyrover

I guess that the only way to reduce Inactive Memory is to reduce the number of open or sleeping = hidden app's. Seems strange, tho, that just a few can take up all that memory.

My principle concern is the large proportion of INACTIVE memory . That seems to be the cause of general sluggishness. Memorystick is not (yet) for me, with Jaguar, but Thanks. Here's the paging data>

TOO Much FREE Memory! With 512 MB installed I rarely use moru than 354 MB according to Menu Meters (MM), and that seems true for I hear an awful lot of paging going on. This paging out is a PITA. Sometimes MM shows ovuer 1k of such activity! Currently the reading is Memory pages > 298.8 MB...

I've reinstalled 10.2.8 w/ BSD. Apps, e.g. Safaricon, OpenUp, don't work for their scripts do not detect various /bin routines like 'ls' and 'tcsh'. Also, I cannot install DevTools. Is there some way to test that the BSD was properly installed? (There is a Receipts pkg) Is there some other...

With 10.2.5 & 10.2.6 Finder aborts spontaneously and restarts. The cursor tracks OK but after a rest it often jumps to near an edge WHEN I next use it. From there it tracks OK, again for some time. I have restarted more than once. Anyone have solution ideas?

I have no additions to the iMac hardware in recent times; 5 months running I have a Lexmark z43 attached, but Off, 256 MB add-in ram and a Motorola Surfboard cable modem. All has run smoothly after the first day home when the HD went screwy and local Apple tech replaced it. A few days ago I...