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Still getting this message, every time I use XBMC.
Anyone got any ideas?
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Please post a picture with the low mem error (not sure what this even is - is the error in xbmc? or in osx itself?)
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Hey Wyrm! Thanks for helping me with this.
Well those logs and that screengrab are from separate times, so they won't match up.
I just checked again - the skin was saying 34Mb free, and Activity Monitor also says 34Mb free. However, it also says 1.5Gb inactive - which as I understand it in Mountain Lion is free memory with closed apps stuff still there for if you reopen it. But should still be available to use if a running app needs it. I could be wrong.
I'm using v1.2.1 of your skin. I assume it's the latest. I'm on 11 XBMC.
I have 4Gb RAM in this mini.
The only thing that I noticed in Activity Monitor was a couple of instances of Python running - one of which was using 250Mb - but I assume that isn't unusual and either has something to do with XBMC, EyeTV, Remote Buddy, or Plex (which I've only just started to look at - after getting this error). These are pretty much the only things that run on this mac.
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Sweet - thanks for the help. That at least narrows the issue down.
I can't believe I'm the only one running mountain lion with this skin!
I believe the memory is essentially free, but the OS will make a decision to give it to any app that requests more.
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Am I seriously the only one getting this issue?
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There's no issue left here. The skin has a check for low memory that gets a false positive trigger, and then it pops up a warning. Now that you see how to disable the warning, which is incorrect, what is left?
Most skins don't check for low memory.
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But is it a false warning? Or does XBMC not yet work with mountain lion's new free/inactive memory terminology?
I have had a couple of crashes with xbmc and I'm not sure whether its coincidental that it was when it was showing less than 20 meg free or wether there is an actual memory management issue here.
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Most modern operating systems will allow processes to consume mem. they will free it when required so don't worry about trying to keep N-MBs free. The OS will take care of itself. The low mem warning is an XBox-isum.
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OK cool. That puts my mind at ease.
Thanks.