> Andrew Forgue wrote: > > Hello, > > I just installed debian on an Alpha Personal Workstation 500a (not u) > using the SRM console. And Every seems to be really slow. The windows > in kde, gnome, or anywhere seem to take 4 or 5 seconds to completly > refresh... Would I get any performance benefit out of compiling my own > kernel > and recompiling X from Source for this specific platform?
Hi Andrew Having enough RAM is key - on Alpha that seems to mean >>128MB. Kernel 2.4.14 also did a lot to improve responsiveness and KDE GUI on my Alphaserver 1000A 5/300 (RH7.1, 128MB). XFree86 4.1 seems to be quicker than the default install, on my Tseng ET-6000 card. regards Toby > > Throw anything you have at me.. Im not a newbie to linux or anything > :-) > > -Andrew
