How much RAM do you have? Your HD is probably an old 4500RPM variety...certainly not optimal. Is it only slow in X? > -----Original Message----- > From: shrike-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:shrike-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pekka K. Kurki > Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 9:37 AM > To: Discussion of Red Hat Linux 9 (Shrike) > Subject: Notebook SO slow - any test programs for RH9? > > Hi, > > I just took a 4-year old notebook with 350Mhz Celeron > processor and installed Shrike on it. My problems: > > - installing the WS standard system took some 9 h before it completed > - the system now works but at a speed that is comparable to > appr. 25 MHz processor speed > - KDE system satus looks OK, KDE system monitor shows no lack > of resources, no error entries in /var/log files either > > Any ideas how I can locate the problem? > > Pekka > > -- > (Mr.) Pekka K. Kurki > Intellectics GesmbH > http://www.intellectics.at, http://www.intellectics.com > > > > -- > Shrike-list mailing list > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list > -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
