[GRLUG] Video RAM as swap

[networkman at triton.net]

In a server environment, ECC is often employed an additional measure of
protection or security of data since it is expected that the data is of
some considerable importance.  But the SOHO market often has no such
measures in place, and you would be hard pressed to find ECC memory in any
of the consumer grade PCs and devices currently sold in the market.  And
that is what many organizations look to when trying to put together
relatively low-cost "super-computer" or cluster solutions.  The fact that,
dare I say, all of the PCs and notebooks that our own members are using
for all of their needs do not employ ECC technology actually doesn't give
me much cause for concern given the high level of quality control in the
components being used.

> I think the warning is interesting to read . . .
> especially about the no ecc.  Sounds a bit like using
> a saw to hammer in nails.  Someone could do it to show
> it can be done or as a cool project, but i would think
> there would be a lot better solutions for swap space
> than using a video card.  There wasn't a meeting
> tonight I hope as I think it has been a month now
> since the last . . .
>
>
>
> --- Casey DuBois <casey at grlug.org> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 5:33 PM, john-thomas richards
>> <jtr at jrichards.org> wrote:
>> > On Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 02:37:28PM -0400, Michael
>> Mol wrote:
>> >> This looks like fun:
>> >>
>> >>
>>
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Use_memory_on_video_card_as_swap
>> >
>> > That is cool.  So is a supercomputer made of video
>> cards (just four!):
>> >
>> > http://www.dvhardware.net/article27538.html
>> > --
>>
>>
>> JTR,
>> WOW that is really cool.
>> Thanks for the link.
>> Casey
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