ram help

[angie]

is there anyone out there who can help me. i have a bog standard A600. now the problem is when i click on ram disk it is saying 100% full 0 free 31 in use but when i go into it there is nothing in there,even when i click show all files there is only what should be there i.e system files. i need to know whats going on because im trying to transfer my adf games from my pc and without ram space ive no chance (no hard drive) can anyone help me?  :-?

[InTheSand]

Hi,

The RAM disk will always show as 100% full - it doesn't take up any more space that it needs, therefore there's never any free space reported.

It's normal for a full install of Workbench to use part of the RAM disk for storing preferences, etc. However, it's possible to create a cut-down startup disk to minimise this.

How are you transferring the ADFs to your A600? Via PC disk, or a serial cable or some other method?

Do you have a cheapo CompactFlash to PCMCIA adaptor plus an old CompactFlash card? This would help with transfers as you don't have a hard drive.

 - Ali

[TjLaZer]

The Amiga's RAM is dynamic in that it will adjust if you use it as a RAM disk, all you have to do is copy stuff to RAM: and the system will compensate.  What computer do you know that can do that, even in 2006?  

[amigagr]

TjLaZer wrote:
What computer do you know that can do that, even in 2006?  

a pc running winuae LOL

[AmiDude]

There's a little proggy called "PatchRam".

http://uk.aminet.net/pub/aminet/util/sys/PatchRAM.lha

Copy it to the "C" directory and put the command
"C:PatchRam >NIL:" after "C:SetPatch" in your startup-sequence. After reboot, the system now shows the real
free Ram memory left.

[adolescent]

There are auto resizing RAM Disk proggies for Windows.  Very handy to preload often used programs.