On Sunday 28 January 2001 02:15 pm, Sandra Sherrill wrote:
> 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.
with 256 installed ram, a 80mb swap would be sufficient
> 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?
Well, a 233 isn't much better than a 166 ;> Have you used 'hdparm'
on your drives ?
http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/hardware/hdtweak.html
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Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
