[plug] Use for low end machines, light GUI browser [was Newby with SUSE 6.2 on a P100/16Meg]

Matt Kemner zombie at wasp.net.au
Mon Jul 31 15:47:36 WST 2000


On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Beau Kuiper wrote:

> hehe, I probably have the fastest video card with x86free and it is stiill
> rather slow. (I am talking about my matrox G400) X just isn't fast like windows
> is fast :-)

Define "fast"

my G200 feels faster under X than it does under W98SE

Have you tagged the G400's RAM as write-combining through /proc/mtrr?
That gives a _huge_ speed up.

 - Matt




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