The main problem with B2 is memory, not CPU speed. You can speed up your B2 machine by using the swap as the missing memory: * Plug a USB2 storage device * mkswap the device (mkswap /dev/sda1) * Activate the swap (swapon /dev/sda1) Technically, you can update fstab for automatic swap. Practically it's more complicated, and failed to automate the swap this way.
Cheers, Zvi Jim Gettys wrote: > On Wed, 2008-02-06 at 10:42 -0500, Stephen Bannasch wrote: >> We'ved ordered 2 of the G1G1 XOs for development at Concord >> Consortium but since they haven't arrived yet I installed Update.1 >> 690 on one of our B2-7 XOs. >> >> The install completed and the system works but it is extremely slow >> -- many minutes to start applications or switch contexts (presumably >> because it only has 128MB of ram). >> >> Questions: >> >> * Is there anything we can do to speed up the B2-7 XO? > No, we do not plan to support the B2's further. Every day, more MP > systems get built than the sum of developer prototypes; it just doesn't > make sense. Some things will eventually help B2's but we can't afford > the testing time, so I expect things will stop working. > > I'm suprised you were able to install 690 on a B2 in the first place. >> * Are there any older services or configurations which need to be >> deleted or modified? >> * Is it possible to add more RAM? > No. >> I did receive the G1G1 XO I ordered personally and both Eliza (9-yr >> old daughter) and I are very impressed. I'm looking forward to >> digging into the system. > Glad you like it. > - Jim > _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
