space_cadet nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 03/05/2006 17:06:
>> If you have 28GB of RAM, I'll assume that you have a 64bits CPU
>>(since 32bits CPU are limited to 4GB). *But* do you also have a
>>64bits version of linux? If you don't, any application you run will
>>be limited to either 2 or 3GB (depending on some kernel options) no
>>matter how much physical RAM/swap are available...
>>
>>  Jerome
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> Thanks for responding.
> 
> Yes, the machine I'm rendering on is:


> 2 processors in one small chassis
> 
> Although even if memory was restricted to 2 or 3GB as in your hypothetical,
> I would think a 500MB dataset wouldnt overflow that.  But anyway, all
> 64-bit here.
> 
> Any other ideas? :-(
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> 
> 
Using the 64 bits version of POV-Ray? Probably yes, but just to make sure.

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Alain
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