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Jinty
29th May 2008, 12:52 PM
Why is it certain devices doesn't allow all RAM to usable?
for example ASUS A620 has 58MB out of 64MB RAM. Does it depend on PocketPC 2003 OS is in it?, does this limitation dissapear if Linux or other is used?
jfeldredge
29th May 2008, 08:13 PM
The operating system is copied into RAM when the phone starts up. On any OS, even if the bulk of the OS can run directly from ROM or flash memory, some RAM will be required in order to store volatile data.
MSGUY
30th May 2008, 12:22 AM
RAM ISSUES: = http://www.emobistudio.com/memoryup_wm.html
l3v5y
30th May 2008, 12:30 AM
Why is it certain devices doesn't allow all RAM to usable?
for example ASUS A620 has 58MB out of 64MB RAM. Does it depend on PocketPC 2003 OS is in it?, does this limitation dissapear if Linux or other is used?
Some of the RAM is used in PagePool, some is used for the Radio ROM, some is used for the XIP, all of which are system usages, and cannot be prevented. 58 out of 64 is pretty good going, on my Prophet I get 48-50 depending on the PagePool