On 10/5/06, RedShift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ehlo > > Is there any way to "optimize" a system for more multi-tasking > orientated desktop usage? I notice when a lot of hard disk or network > activity takes place, other tasks slow down noticeably. Of course it is > pretty logical for this happens, but sometimes, xmms just "plops" for a > small amount of time, you hear a very short interruption of the music. I > can reproduce it when you perform a system upgrade with pacman with a > lot of packages being upgraded. Is there a possible way to "advantage" > certain processes (by altering their nice-value) upon launching? So by > default xmms gets a higher priority than other processes.
kernel26ck, kernel26beyond. Anything with the CK patchset in it. Cause staircase is designed to improve interactivity and responsiveness. That's what amazed me when I first used CK, no evident slowdown or reduction in responsiveness under heavy hard disk or network activity. used to -Syu and know when it finished because the system was back to normal responsiveness, but under CK, I syu without thinking. And maybe ditch XMMS too..... it just seems so buggy now, compared to other options, but that's up to you. James -- iphitus - Beyond Maintainer, Arch Trusted User, Arch Developer. Home:iphitus.loudas.com _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
