> > 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? > > > > Throw anything you have at me.. Im not a newbie to linux or anything :-) > > You may get some benefit from a custom kernel. As far as X goes, though, > it's pretty pokey in general on 64-bit platforms (I've got two of > them)...especially KDE and GNOME.
Yup. 64-bit support has REALLY become better in XFree 4.1 - When I had 3.3.6, I had at least one crash a day, and it was considerably slower. I now use XFree 4.1 (on Sid), and it works MUCH better. Still, ocassionally I get an X freeze, and it still feels slower than on a regular PC... But not like before. -- Gunnar Wolf - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (+52-55)5623-1118
