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Wait! Can DSLinux use a swap partition to overcome the RAM limitation?

April 26, 2017DSLinux limitation OVERCOME partition RAM swap wait

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Wait! Can DSLinux use a swap partition to overcome the RAM limitation?

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No. Because the NDS has no MMU, DSLinux has no virtual memory, so it cannot swap at all.

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No. Because the NDS has no MMU, DSLinux has no virtual memory, so it cannot swap at all. In theory you could still create a system that could use disk space to work around ram limitations. The concept of overlays comes to mind. But that system wouldn’t be Linux anymore.