[ILUG-Cochin.org] Speed up!

[Prakash Jose Kokkatt]

1) -so no hal automount too !it is nifty to have HAL automount feature for
eg: when you plugin your smart phone or pen drive and
nautilus/konqueror/dolphin pops up showing the auto mounted drive :)
3) hdparm ? no I think.because ,in later kernels(>r than 2.6.19) libata
takes care of the DMA things.
4) optimize your kernel by compiling with latest gcc(gcc-4.3 ?) for your
processor specific ,also use makeopts=-j+1 for faster compile.

..and mahesh very good suggestions :o
On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 2:08 PM, Mahesh Aravind <ra_mahesh at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 1) Get rid of Avahi
> 2) NetworkManager keeps sending Wi-Fi DHCP probes on laptops. Disable your
> eth1 (wi-fi) on /etc/services/network.
> 3) Use hdparm(8) - will boooost your speed MUCH faster (hint: DMA, ...)
> 4) Use a recompiled (customised) kernel - instead of messing up with
> modules
> 5) Install from ground up, if you have time -- install the base system.
> THEN install the preferred GUI -- so that it doesn't pull in unnecessary GUI
> dependencies.  Stuff like kfloppy, or gconf (if you're on XFce)
> 6) Write your OWN xorg.conf. Ever wondered why you need all those Watcom
> Touchscreen modules? Or your i740 module keeps getting loaded with X, when
> your chipset is i915?
> 7) In bios, choose 1st boot device as HDD. Disable boottime floppy check.
> Disable floppy drive, if you must. Disable boot sector anti-virus.
>
> I really liked the thing about OpenBIOS. I wish to try out either CoreBoot
> (former LinuxBIOS). Anyone with luck?
>
> 8) /sbin/init -- hmm.. many new distros are bundling replacements. Ubuntu
> no longer uses init, it uses Upstart.  I don't know the 'fastness' of these
> alternatives.  But I don't want to sacrifice tweakablitiy in place of
> 'speed'. (I also hear that Upstart is a PITA while adding/modifying its
> configs)
>
> 9) I suggest something with a saner package management.  maybe Debian.
> Ubuntu sucks in package mgmt. But I love it has got aptitude, which makes
> these things a breeze.
>
> 10) RTFM! (I know -- this should be point #1) I can't stress this enough.
> Read whatever you can -- anything and everything you can place your hands
> (or your cursor) on. RFCs, Info pages, man pages, TLDP.org, anything. And
> post your knowledge here...
>
> No worries,
> Mahesh Aravind
>
>
> Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur!
> -----
> http://maravind.blogspot.com/
>
>
> --- On Fri, 8/1/08, Zaheer Kozhakkaniyil <zaheermk at email.com> wrote:
> > Read the whole article at
> > http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=387
> >
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