--- Paul M Foster <paulf@quillandmouse.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 31, 2001 at 12:18:11AM -0500, Bill wrote:
>
> > On Tuesday 30 October 2001 23:55, you wrote:
> >
> > > Seriously, I just went to RH7.2, and noticed an incredible
> difference in
> > > speed (as in much S-L-O-W-E-R). It's the 2.4.7 kernel, and I was
> on
> > > 2.2.x before. I do hope Alan quits being contrary about this.
> It's not
> > > the only recent issue where he and Linus have differed
> significantly,
> > > resulting in an effective fork. Of course, this assumes that the
> 2.4.10
> > > VM is as good as it's purported to be.
> > >
> > > Paul
> >
> > Paul, I am running the 2.4.12 kernel on a Mandrake 8.0 base
> installation
> > and it's the cats pajamas ... make that a cheetah ... the sense of
> it is
> > "speedy". Some specs below.
> >
>
> Two things. First, the new VM came in with the 2.4.10 Linus kernels.
> The
> AC series still doesn't include the new VM. If you're running a Linus
> >
> 2.4.9, that explains the speed difference. Second, here are my
> machine
> specs:
>
> P166 48M 20G EIDE HD
>
> Since I'm rarely in X, this machine is usually adequate for anything
> I
> need. It's a little sluggish in X, but not a big deal. But with the
> new
> 2.4.7 kernel, I can tell from the HD light that this puppy is
> thrashing
> like a demon a lot of the time in X. Plus, I'm running KDE instead of
> IceWM at this point, something that will also slow it down.
>
> Paul
I'm running a P133 128M.
I used to run KDE, then went to IceWM. Now I use ratpoison or swm.
You should try them out... they're even faster and lighter than IceWM.
- Justin Keyes
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