Subject: Re: suse 7.3 with 64mb ram
From: Michael Figley (michaelfigley@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Nov 16 2001 - 21:55:48 AKST
I've had some improvement 5-10% by using hdparm
to tweak disk access performance - an experimental
process and can be dangerous if the "wrong" options
are used.
I copy it to / and then configure for
optimum perf in /etc/init.d/checkroot.sh,
just before fsck -
# mdf - Added this to setup the HD to use:
# DMA (-d1)
# 32-bit PCI IO (-c1)
# Multi-sector xfers (-m16)
# NOTE: this requires copying hdparm to / because
# It's the only thing mounted at this point
/hdparm -d 1 -c1 -m16 /dev/hda
echo "Checking root file system..."
fsck -C $force $fix /
#
# If there was a failure, drop into single-user
mode.
BTW, I've got a P120-16MB machine here w/GNOME+Sawmill
it's slow but, faster than I expected...
Michael Figley
P.S.
Hello, William, fellow Talkeetnan!
--- Mac Mason <macmasta@ak.net> wrote:
>
> I've only been using window maker for about 4
> months...but then again,
> I've only been using Linux for about 5.
>
> Window Maker is fast, will run apps from anywhere
> (he says as he types
> in Evolution) and is very user-friendly and
> confurable.
>
> ~Mac~
>
> On Fri, 2001-11-16 at 14:45, Josh wrote:
> >
> > My WM of choice is still Window Maker, been using
> it for years. I havn't
> > found anything yet that beats it for performance,
> style, and
> > configurability.
> >
> > -Josh
> >
> > On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, William Bouterse wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Try XFCE,
> > > http://www.xfce.org
> > > or one of the other low-resource window
> managers. icewm, blackbox, etc.
> > > They are very easy to configure, and much
> quicker....
> > > You can run KDE and Gnome apps under them as
> well if needed..
> > >
> > > One of my test workstations is an old P120 with
> 48mgs ram
> > > 2mg video and XFCE flies on it !!!
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 16 Nov 2001 11:48:52 -0900 (AKST)
> > > Josh <augustus@acerbic.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > What's the CPU, video chipset and video RAM in
> that puppy?
> > > >
> > > > -Josh
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Mike Chmielewski wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I've just installed Suse 7.3 on a Fujitsu
> laptop with 64mb ram.
> > > > > KDE runs verrrrrrry slowly.
> > > > > Linux is the sole os on the 3gb HD.
> > > > > Any suggestions for improving performance?
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > > Mike C-ski
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > William Bouterse
> > > Talkeetna, Ak.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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