Menno Duursma wrote:
> Well, does it start slower?
> (In that case you might want to have a look in `/etc/hosts' and see if

Mh... I didn't see hosts and hosts.allow/deny...

> `localhost' is setup correctly. And if you get your `eth0' or `ppp' adress
> via DHCP you might even want to setup a `dummy' interface and map your
> hostname to that.)

No, I have my departmental IP and name.

> Odd, i have not noticed that at all.
> Have a look at the output of `top'.
> Also are you sure your HD is running DMA?
> (Try `hdparm' for that.)

I set up in rc.local parameters for HD/DVD/CDRW

-d1 -u1 -X69 -c1 (-m16 for the HD)

(I don't know if -c3 will speed up something...)

> Ok.
> What's the status with the default kernel?
> You might even want to try the one shiped with 9.0 as well.

> That should be a realy fast machine.

Should...

> Good, the reinstall should rule out the upgrade being the problem.

> More RAM is useually a good idee, but 256MB should just be enough for your
> everyday desktop system. I wouldn't expect you to notice much of a
> difference unless you run lots of big apps.

I thought so!

> There are some tweaks which makes a desktop more "snappy" if you will.
> Such as patching the kernel lo-latency and preempt-able, running the
> X-server at "nice -10" and sound at "nice -20", messing about disk-access
> and filesystem settings, recompileing FPU intensive apps (optimized), etc.
>
> However, since you didn't post haveing done any of that on 9.0 either i
> suspect either "hostname (reverse) lookup failure" or HD setup incorrect...

Nothing of above... But the hosts fact is interesting. I will check it.

--
Sensei <mailto:senseiwa:tin.it> <icq:241572242>

But still I fear, and still I dare not
Laugh at the mad man (The Prophet's song)