On Mon, January 20 2003 11:01 am, Wei Wang wrote:
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> I am not sure if this is hardware related or OS related. I have Mandrake
> 9.0 on my Pentium 4 M 1.8Ghz laptop. Now the complete kernel compiling make
> clean bzImage modules
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> takes 80 minutes to finish. Every "gcc" stays on the screen for a second or
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I have a P4 1.6 desktop, and it takes me about 45 minutes to compile
everything, all modules and everything. My P3-500 desktop takes almost 2
hours, however, my P3-500 laptop takes over 3 hours.
In case you didn't know, ALL x86 laptop cpu's are NOT the same cpu as the
desktops, which makes them just a little better than half the speed of their
respective desktop counterparts. While they both run at the same speed, the
pipelining, power control, etc etc is much different. Data bus width also
comes into play. AFAIK the only computers that use the exact same processors
for both desktops and laptops are Apples.
So, in answer to your question, no, there's probably nothing wrong with your
hardware other than the fact it's a Mobility CPU, hooked to the cheapest
components the maker of that laptop could find.
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"I wrote wonderful papers galore;
But the great reputation I found that I'd won,
Made it pointless to think any more."
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