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In article <vuljv9$14863$1@dont-email.me>,
   druck <news@druck.org.uk> wrote:
> On 26/04/2025 23:41, Chris Newman wrote:
> > In article <5c134d1505newslists@npost.uk>,
> >     Chris Newman <newslists@npost.uk> wrote:
> >> In article <5c13496385newslists@npost.uk>, Chris Newman
> >> <newslists@npost.uk> wrote:
> >>> Hi folks,
> > 
> >>> I was checking the disc on my old but still functioning RiscPC.
> > 
> >> Just checked the backup disc inside the RPC. It's  60GB compact flash
> >> drive.
> > 
> >> The test finished and reported ok but I still got a memory related
> >> message.

> Assuming you are running DiscKnight from the front end, it will launch 
> the DiscKnight command line program in a task window with an initial 
> wimpslot of 640K. It will then automatically grow this as necessary 
> while checking the disc, if there are a lot of objects on the disc it 
> may require many more MB.

> I would have though the problems stemmed from not having enough free 
> memory at the time it was running, rather than what your wimpslot next 
> was configured to. But if you get any more problems, please let me know 
> via the support email address.

Thanks druck. It's all working fine now and both discs are good. I'll try
to remember to check what's happening with the memory when I next have
occasion to use it.
> ---druck

-- 
Chris

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