A thought:
Linux "hits" it's resolver quite frequently.
If yours is not properly set up, then there will be long delays or pauses
for applications to appear.
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A p2 333 should with that much RAM should give you excellent response.
I also once saw sluggish performance on a system in which the IDE
connectors/jumpers were not properly set up.
Even though I had one drive set as Master and the other as Slave, they were
from different manufacturers.
I had to set the Master Drive up as a single drive to cure the problem.
Does Linux spend a long time with the drive light lit before your
application comes up?
BTW: 10 seconds for Netscape is pretty good! Mine takes longer.
Why? Netscape loads a lot of libraries, etc. It's a pretty bloated program.
Not really a fair assessment of Linux's speed.
-JMS
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Sandra Sherrill
Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 3:15 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [newbie] performance issues
I am new to linux. i have mandrake 7.2.
it runs slow....like a p166 in win98!!!
I have a p2 333 with 256mb ram (mem is reported correctly in mandrake)
I have a 243mb swap partition that seems never got get used by the system.
using kde 2.
what could be wrong. i click on etscape and it takes about 10 seconds to
load. Isn't this supporsed to be a fast OS?
how do i get linux to be fast like my win98?
Thanks,
Sandy
