On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 14:50:57 +0000, Sensei wrote:
> 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...

No need to look into "hosts.allow/deny",
maybe "/etc/nsswitch.conf" and "/etc/host.conf":
(make sure it searches "files" before "nis", "dns", etc) and
And: "/etc/resolf.conf":
(make sure it searches LAN domain first).

>> `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.

If you don't post the contents then i can only guess... Here is wat i have:

# For loopbacking.
127.0.0.1 localhost.lo localhost
192.168.0.10 mybox.some.lan mybox

....

>> Odd, i have not noticed that at all.
>> Have a look at the output of `top'.

Well, anything odd? Again why not post relevant output?
(For all i know there is some process eating away RAM and/or CPU cycles...)

>> 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)

This doesn't seem correct. The `-X69' should probably be `-X66'.
However if the chipset driver finds your controller correctly -
you shouldn't have to specify that at all. If it does not get detected ok,
you'll need to feed the kernel "idebus=66" or some such.

man hdparm

Also setting CD-ROM (or some such) devices to use DMA might couse
headaches with some setups as well - and they might also have to be
jumpered for it (BTW)...

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

It might, why not try it and use "hdparm -Tt /dev/hda" to see if it helps.

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

Any results on that?
(Or even commands.)

>> That should be a realy fast machine.
>
> Should...

Technically yes.

[snip]

--
-Menno.