linux seems slow

[Hawke]

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Thank you for the info (and it turns out to be correct).
I have just managed to improve drive performance here by more than
60%!!!

Joel Dudley wrote:

  Well, first test your drive by doing hdparm -Tt /dev/hda (or
whatever drive)
  and it will give you a transfer benchmark.  Then enable 32 bit
transfer and
  DMA by typing hdparm -c3d1 /dev/hda .  If oyur system does not
support it or
  it is disabled in the bios you will get an error message.  Also, I
should
  have mentioned first to make sure that hdparm is installed.
Someone on the
  list please correct my message if it is wrong, it has been a while
since I
  messed with hdparm.  Once you get it to work you could put it in
your
  rc.local.  Dunno if it is a clean idea but that is what I do.  Hope
this
  helps you.  A quick note on Star Office, remember all the Java it
uses.
  That is why it may startup a bit slower. If you need a simple word
processor
  look at cool proggies like Klyx.

  - Joel
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: John W <wisdom04@home.com>
  To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
  Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 11:23 AM
  Subject: Re: linux seems slow

  > I have noticed that during boot up "DMA disabled in bios " is
listed
  although I have it enableed in my bios. I am not sure of the
  > hdparm command I will check the HOW-To on that one.
  >
  >
  > Joel Dudley wrote:
  >
  > > Do you have DMA enabled with hdparm??
  > >
  > > - Joel
  > > ----- Original Message -----
  > > From: "John W" <wisdom04@home.com>
  > > To: "plug" <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
  > > Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 10:40 AM
  > > Subject: linux seems slow
  > >
  > > > I am running Linux Mandrake 7.1 on an AMD K62 500Mhz,Asus P5A
mobo,64
  > > > MB,Western Digital 15.3G,Diamond stealth 2mb vid card on an
S3 x
  server @
  > > > 1024x768. I am dualbooting  win98 on the first 7 gigs and
linux has
  the
  > > rest
  > > > of the HD. I seem to have a 5-7 second delay when launching
any
  graphical
  > > > application such as netscape,gimp etc. Opening a terminal
window is
  > > > instantaneous. maybe this is normal tyhough I seem to rember
hearing
  that
  > > > Linux opened apps faster than windows. I am curious if their
is
  something
  > > > simple that may be causing this or if it is normal under a
GUI or
  perhaps
  > > > just my dog of a vid card.
  > > > Thanks,
  > > > John
  > > >
  > > >
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