I say build a kernel around your specific processor, use a light wm, and make sure your not booting any startup items you don't need (bind, dhcpd, smbd, atalk, etc....) and upgrading your memory Brandon Caudle ----- Original Message ----- From: "civileme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Boliver Allmon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 5:32 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Computer is too slow > On Tuesday 03 July 2001 17:03, Boliver Allmon wrote: > > Last night I installed 8.0 on a Pentium 133 with 32 meg of ram. > > I realize that I am at the low end of computers that should work, > > but based on last night I would call Linux "Linuxdose" and windows > > "windowzip". > > > > I know that I need to upgrade the ram to at least 64 meg. Changing > > the CPU is doubtful at this time. Is there something I missed? I > > used the basic or standard (such as it is) install. When trying to > > run programs, the hard drive is constantly reading (according to > > the HD idiot light). > > > > I want and need a computer that is stable enough to use as dial-up > > information > > depository. That is why I picked Linux. Please do not tell me to > > go back to > > MS. Bill is rich enough off of me. > > > > Thanks > > > > Boliver Allmon > > Use kernel 2.2.19 Likely you have a VIA chipset and we crippled its > function in the 2.4 kernel to avoid a nasty corruption bug confirmed > by VIA just days before release. > > Kernel 2.2.19 is not a system subject to the bug. > > To get it during install you have to select expert mode, go to > individual package selection and click the icon at the bottom of that > individual panel for "Flat List" then scroll down to the ks and pick > kernel22-2.2.19-10mdk > > When you get to the bootloader, pick "add" and make a separate > linux-0 boot for vmlinuz-2.2.19-10mdk (image in the drop down list). > > Then boot there, you should be pleasantly surprised. > > Also, your desktop has little to do with the performance as a server. > And KDE and GNOME are definitely heavy desktops. There are another > 7 provided which are much fleeter of foot. > > Civileme > > > > > > > *Phone: 281-424-0409 > > K Fax: 281-424-6982 > > *Location: 58-F36 > > *e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
