On Tue, Jan 21, 2003 at 22:40:22 +0100, Michel Lanners composed: > On 21 Jan, this message from Geert Uytterhoeven echoed through cyberspace: > > On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Ugh, I have a 200 MHz 604e and 128 MB RAM, but it takes much less time > > (between > > 30 and 45 minutes, IIRC) on my machine. I guess a 66 MHz memory bus (perhaps > > you have 40?) and a fast disk (I have UW-SCSI) do matter. > > Yeah, two hours is horrible.... a few random ideas: > > - kernel config: don't build stuff you don't need.
nope, did that at first, but quickly realised that ;); > - check your hard disk speed: hdparm -tT /dev/<disk with kernel source> > (is non-destructive; post the result to compare) 1. Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 3.73 seconds = 34.32 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 18.10 seconds = 3.54 MB/sec 2. /dev/sda: Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 3.68 seconds = 34.78 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 12.71 seconds = 5.04 MB/sec > - more memory will help; but 84 MB is not _that_ bad, unless you have > plenty of other things going on. i do; i should prolly turn things off (except for essential things while i do this) > - faster processor: it looks like you have some 7600/8600 machine; you > may want to consider a G3 CPU upgrade. 300-400 MHz cards should be > cheap by now... heh, i could if i would, but there are other more essential priorities that take precedence. on the CPU: it's an improvement on the 601 that used to be in here, and there was 52 MB RAM - totalling about 3-4 hours for a kernel. cheers to all, simon > Cheers > > Michel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Michel Lanners | " Read Philosophy. Study Art. > 23, Rue Paul Henkes | Ask Questions. Make Mistakes. > L-1710 Luxembourg | > email [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > http://www.cpu.lu/~mlan | Learn Always. " > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- ._________________________________________________________________. |UNIX is user friendly, it's just picky about who its friends are.| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | ,''`. http://www.debian.org/ | http://simonraven.nuit.ca/ | | : :' : Debian GNU/Linux | http://www.nuit.ca/ | | `. `' | simon-AT-nuit.ca | | `- | PGP key: 3744 810B 50F5 187E | :-----------------------------------------------------------------:
