On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 03:36:13PM +1300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 01:47:01PM +1300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > >> Given this, I'd expect the machines to be fairly similar in speed. > >> While I know that gentoo does optimize stuff, and it does result in > >> performance gains, It shouldn't make that much difference. Things like > >> GNOME and Nautilus start somewhere in the order of 10 to 15 times > >> faster than on my machine at home. > > > > Have you made sure you're using DMA access on all your drives? > > First thing I did on install. Double checked the other night, just in case.
10 folds change for seemingly non-cpu-intensive/disk-intensive task still suggests something about disk access issues. * Do you have the same issue if you change filesystem to other filesystem? * Did you verify disk mode with "hdparm -I /dev/hda"? * Even when I boot very slow live-CD based system, I only get a second to see the menu. And human can only see 1/30 seconds. Aren't you over stating?? You have a fast system. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
