> > a) What optimizations would you use? I've heard that this version > > already has specific CFLAGs for Pentium M, instead of using p-III > > ones... Oks
> Just use the PIII. It works. Add sse, mmx, and sse2 to your USE > flags. I usually wait until after I've finished stage 1 to do this. > > More memory >512MB will give more performance boost than CFLAGS. Yep, but suftware improvements are cheaper! :D > As a laptop, if you aren't going to use gdm or entrance, set the > pam USE flag to - "-pam". This assumes you do not need pam functionality. > As a single user on a laptop, it typically isn't necessay. You're right > In the kernel select Pentium M as the cpu type. Also, select > ACPI, but not cpu under that. And I find powernowd works very > well with my Pentium M to auto-set freq based on load. > > > b) What else should I know to success in less than two days? Please > > enlighten my path with your experience :-) > > > > For 2 days? Start with Stage 3. Or for 2 days and a stage 1 start, > use something fairly lightweight - Fluxbox, Openbox, or Enlightenment. > Use Dillo, sylpheed, mutt, rox, electric eyes (or gtqview), pan, > abiword and gnumeric. Since I don't need everything working on 2 days I'll go through stage 1. The only thing I hope is being able to configure the dual boot. > > Use xdm as the session manager should you desire one. > > If you need a web server, look at monkeyd. It supports php, thus > does most things needed for web development. Apache has many more > features, but takes a lot of resources. > > Save the big compiles for nights and weekends. Thanks > > Bob > - > > -- > [email protected] mailing list > > -- Juan Ignacio S�nchez Lara Ingeniero T�cnico en Inform�tica de Sistemas www.juanignaciosl.tk -- [email protected] mailing list
