Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 07:50:36 -0700 (PDT) From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: comparing kernels versionns 2.4.xx to 2.6.xx
I finally switched back to kernel 2.4.29 for Slackware (the base version). I remembered that the reason I started using 2.6.xx versions was I couldn't get the prism54 driver to run nativly in 2.4 (this was way back) but now its built in 2.4 so decided to switch back. I remember with the 2.4 setup slackware uses I was getting humungous battery life and nice memory usage--I didn't get near that with 2.6 which however could be my setup. One thing I have noticed immeadiately upon switching back is hard drive usage has dropped to nothing just like before--everything seems to be running out of ram again -- running bash shell I am using around 60MB of ram and with kde on top of that 190MB. Much less than 2.6 which was using around 290MB either with the shel or plus kde. That is a real plus. don't know bttery life yet--let you know--should be great--3400 mAh pack I'm thinking 7+ [EMAIL PROTECTED] or less usage? I think I was getting around 6 with with my 3000Ah pack in my 110CT. john __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
