[Wolves] Slow Linux on Laptop
Jon Farmer
wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk
Mon Jun 30 15:04:00 2003
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You might want to recompile the kernel... not recommeded for a newbie, or
you might want to try another distro
Regards
Jon
-----Original Message-----
From: wolves-admin@mailman.lug.org.uk
[mailto:wolves-admin@mailman.lug.org.uk]On Behalf Of fred
Sent: 29 June 2003 19:17
To: wolves@mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: [Wolves] Slow Linux on Laptop
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. =
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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) =
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extraordinarily slow (20 mins just to open openoffice =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I don't think it is the spec on the =
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becuase with windows I could run quite quickly, even small access =
databases=20
worked 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=20
does not have much memory so it needs to start using swap space=20
immediately. A bit puzzled by that because the machine has =
Pentium III=20
650Mhz, Internal cache 256Ko CPU, base memory 64MB SDRAM, 20GB Hard=20
Drive. I altered swap space to 500MB but it made no=20
difference.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I assume that I am using the wrong =
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something - Linux set them all up.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Any help would be =
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