On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 13:27, et wrote: > I was not speaking about anyone in particular > > On Wednesday 26 February 2003 04:13 pm, flacycads wrote: > > If you are referring to me, my /etc/hosts file is correct (not empty), and > > my hard drives are tweaked with hdparm, and have been since I started Linux > > about 9 months ago. I also only run the services I actually need, and > > compile lean as possible kernels. However, I know I could use more ram on > > these machines, and that would help the performance. I also use only the > > best ram, and have been a serious overclocker at times, and know the ins > > and outs of that, although at present I'm not overclocking while I'm > > trying to really learn about my Linux systems. > ahh go ahead and overclock and learn linux at the same time,,, nothing like > creating extra problems to get extra training on repairing them <grin> > > I've made a pretty serious effort to tune my Mandrake install, and read > > everything I could find on the subject, but of course I'm all ears for any > > advice anyone wants to offer, and it will certainly be appreciated. I can > > use all the knowledge I can get, and this great expert list has really > > helped me tremendously. > > > > I came from a Mac/windows background, and have many years experience > > tweaking them for maximun performance. BTW, someone mentioned windows won't > > use all the memory. That's not exactly correct- you can edit the System.ini > > file to force windows to use all available ram before using the swap file. > > This works really well for those with a lot of ram. You can also make edits > > to control the loading and unloading of .dlls, among many other settings > > edits that affect performance. I only mention this because I've been trying > > to figure out if there are similar modifications in Linux- there doesn't > > seem to be much written about this- at least I haven't run across much. And > > of course I still have a lot to learn about the /etc/filexxxx possiblities. > > ehhh, no mater what, or so I have heard, win 9x to win me will NOT boot with > more than 512 megs ram. I can say that for sure with winME. > it is really the way the ram is used, as far as I know, that makes the > differences, that and the way it is tested by the kernal developers to decide > what really is the best optimization for the ram use. > > > My main concern is not how fast an OS boots, or how fast applications load > > into ram, it's how good the response/performance is afterwards. Which is, > > of course, where lots of ram and a fast cpu works wonders, with Linux or > > windows. > compare the "second loading" times then, notice how much faster an application > loads the second time in Linux, then compare the comparitive app in M$win, or > even better, compare loading the app (try Adobe photoshop) in a VMware window > the second time, then compare loading it as dual boot. > > > > > > > > I bet your network is correctly setup and tweaked, and his /etc/host file > > > is empty too
Wanna see something really fast? Win98 boot's in under 15 seconds when running under win4lin! > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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