Re: [newbie] How to speed up Linux Mandrake 8?

2002-01-21 Thread shane
so i have 2.4.8-26 and am using Reiserfs. haven't seen any trouble except when i use realplayer i start using swap, until then no swap at all. (512megs) so how bad is the vm speed problem? is it worth updating? On Sunday 20 January 2002 11:48, you spoke unto me thusly: Install a newer

Re: [newbie] How to speed up Linux Mandrake 8?

2002-01-21 Thread Assassin
Yes, just like you said. - Original Message - From: FLYNN, Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 January, 2002 16:18 Subject: RE: [newbie] How to speed up Linux Mandrake 8? Do you mean that when you click on, for example, Konqueror, you get a startup box on the kicker

Re: [newbie] How to speed up Linux Mandrake 8?

2002-01-21 Thread shane
ok, to answer my own question, i added the 2.4.17-7mdk kernel to my system and it seems markedly faster, though i haven't actually timed it. open office for example seems to open about twice as fast. just in case anyone wondered:-) On Monday 21 January 2002 09:46, you spoke unto me

[newbie] How to speed up Linux Mandrake 8?

2002-01-20 Thread Assassin
I think it is very slow on my machine (K6-II 450, 128 RAM, TNT2, 20GB Quantum, with kernel 2.4.3). How can I optimise it so it can load and run applications faster? Thanks in advance. -- Zaradite odmah na Internetu +++ mnostvo besplatnih stvari! URL: http://zarada.wzr.net E-Mail: [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] How to speed up Linux Mandrake 8?

2002-01-20 Thread tester
Assassin wrote: I think it is very slow on my machine (K6-II 450, 128 RAM, TNT2, 20GB Quantum, with kernel 2.4.3). How can I optimise it so it can load and run applications faster? Thanks in advance. -- Zaradite odmah na Internetu +++ mnostvo besplatnih stvari! URL:

Re: [newbie] How to speed up Linux Mandrake 8?

2002-01-20 Thread Derek Jennings
On Sunday 20 January 2002 15:47, you wrote: On Sun, 20 Jan 2002 16:08:50 +0100, Assassin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it is very slow on my machine (K6-II 450, 128 RAM, TNT2, 20GB Quantum, with kernel 2.4.3). How can I optimise it so it can load and run applications faster? The best

Re: [newbie] How to speed up Linux Mandrake 8?

2002-01-20 Thread Derek Jennings
You and me both Terry... I've adopted XFCE as my window manager of choice for my 'processor challenged' laptop. It is considerably faster than KDE or Gnome, prettier than ICEwm and easier to use than Enlightenment or Blackbox IMO (And the screen savers are quite funky) Two downsides are that

Re: [newbie] How to speed up Linux Mandrake 8?

2002-01-20 Thread Anuerin G.Diaz
On Sun, 20 Jan 2002 20:30:45 + Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You and me both Terry... I've adopted XFCE as my window manager of choice for my 'processor challenged' laptop. It is considerably faster than KDE or Gnome, prettier than ICEwm and easier to use than Enlightenment or