[Wolves] Slow Linux on Laptop

fred wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk
Mon Jun 30 02:36:00 2003


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Never used Linux before.  Thought I'd give it a go me laptop (an Nec).  =
Got new Red Hat 9 book with 2 cds in back.  Loaded up a treat (actually =
took about an hour to load it) but is extraordinarily slow (20 mins just =
to open openoffice writer).

I don't think it is the spec on the machine becuase with windows I could =
run quite quickly, even small access databases worked instantly

I did notice that when I am loading linux after a few minutes it issues =
a warning that there is a problem becuase the machine does not have much =
memory so it needs to start using swap space immediately.  A bit puzzled =
by that because the machine has Pentium III 650Mhz, Internal cache 256Ko =
CPU, base memory 64MB SDRAM, 20GB Hard Drive.  I altered swap space to =
500MB but it made no difference.

I assume that I am using the wrong drivers or something - Linux set them =
all up.

Any help would be appreciated.


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Never used Linux before.&nbsp; Thought =
I'd give it=20
a go me laptop (an Nec).&nbsp; Got new Red Hat 9 book with 2 cds in =
back.&nbsp;=20
Loaded up a treat (actually took about an hour to load it) but is=20
extraordinarily slow (20 mins just to open openoffice =
writer).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I don't think it is the spec on the =
machine becuase=20
with windows I could run quite quickly, even small access databases =
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instantly</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I did notice that when I am loading =
linux after a=20
few minutes it issues a warning that there is a problem becuase the =
machine does=20
not have much memory so it needs to start using swap space =
immediately.&nbsp; A=20
bit puzzled by that because the machine has Pentium III 650Mhz, Internal =
cache=20
256Ko CPU, base memory 64MB SDRAM, 20GB Hard Drive.&nbsp; I altered swap =
space=20
to 500MB but it made no difference.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I assume that I am using the wrong =
drivers or=20
something - Linux set them all up.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Any help would be =
appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
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