You can expect Win4Lin to be very slow compared to Linux on a
dedicated partition. This is because Linux is stored on a virtual
partition, in reality one large file on a Windos partition. Windoze
filesystems are naturally slow, so this compounds the problem. You can
think of the virtual partition as being similar to one *huge* zip
file, that is, a file that contains many other files. You will lose
many benefits of using Linux (like increased speed and crash
protection) by using Win4Lin.
On Sat, 24 Feb 2001 10:16, Robert Pena wrote:
> I am using lin4win how slow is it i have to wait a long just desktop
>
>
>
> From: "Harold Fulkerson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: [newbie] HOW TO START LINUX
> >Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 06:20:36 -0800
> >
> >I'm a 60 year old, 20 year computer user with 10 on windows. I
> > tried lnx4win
> >and it ran SO slow i done a full install of Mandrake 7.2 behind
> > win98. I'm a
> >complete newbie and had no problems once i got my drive
> > partitioned. The basics of 7.2 are as easy as windows.
> >Harry Fulkerson
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Kuljit Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 8:38 PM
> >Subject: Re: [newbie] HOW TO START LINUX
> >
> > > Well since I know next to nothing about Linux, I thought this
> > > was the
> >
> >best
> >
> > > thing to start with.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mr S Ganesan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 11:57 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [newbie] HOW TO START LINUX
> > >
> > > > why do u load LINUX4WIN in the first place? Go for a standard
> > > > Linux Distrubution such as Redhat or Mandrake and get the LILO
> > > > do everything
> >
> >for
> >
> > > > you. I also have a machine which has win98,NT and LRH6.2
> > > > working
> >
> >without
> >a
> >
> > > > hitch!!!
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > S.Ganesan
> > > > Senior Scientist
> > > > Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering
> > > > Berasia Road
> > > > Bhopal 462038, INDIA
> > > > Phone: 0755-730986 (O)
> > > > 0755-732105 (R)
> > > > Fax: 0755-734016
> > > > Email<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Web Address:http://www.ciae.nic.in
>
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