Prelinking is definitely a good option. I'd be careful with changing the x server priorities. I've heard it can do bad things with the scheduler in 2.6 series kernels (this is just what I've heard granted). This http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/migration-to-2.6.xml article for instance warns against it.
Nick On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 00:12:27 +0000, Ian K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mike Noble wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > W.Kenworthy wrote: > > | Rather than looking at kde/gnome, you might get better results by > > | changing the xserver priority. There were some threads on the > > forums in > > | the past on this with good results. Some have also reported that > > | compiling xfree (and xorg) with -Os can make a big difference to x/x > > | apps, but I suspect that it would only help startup, and be very > > | detrimental to continuous processing such as movie playback. > > | > > | You mention snappier menus etc - this is indicative that you do not > > have > > | enough resources to go around - if you up the priority for these > > | actions, what is going to happen to your playback? Moving to Kernel > > 2.6 > > | with the appropriate scheduler may help here if you are still using > > 2.4. > > | - 2.4 is ultimately "faster" in terms of work processed, but 2.6 is > > much > > | more responsive to desktop actions. > > | > > | As a gnome user, I would also like to add to the other reply you got > > | from a kde user. gnome/kde are both resource hogs, and on older HW you > > | *WILL* need to go to a lighter window manager to get decent > > performance. > > | I have used fluxbox successfully where gnome wouldnt cut it in the past > > | - this not to put down my favourite window environment, but an > > | acknowledgement that all that niceness comes at a (sometimes > > | prohibitive) price. > > | > > > > Another option which might give a better performance would be to prelink > > KDE. Information on prelink can be found at: > > > > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/prelink-howto.xml > > > > Mike > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQFB/yrtlJFYJP/fwTsRAv10AJ9EOrUstfF5nexQHjK7O07BrqXDWACdF6ts > > Nmt81kDSOByr/GG+KjEB2tQ= > > =fWnU > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > -- > > [email protected] mailing list > > > > > Thank you very much guys! > I will try that prelink thing and research the xserver priority. > Thanks again! > Ian > > > -- > [email protected] mailing list > > > -- [email protected] mailing list
