Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 20:22:04 -0700 From: Doug <Doug@gorean.org> To: "Scott B. Corey" <sbcorey@azstarnet.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: KDE Message-ID: <37C9F8DC.14810E31@gorean.org> References: <99082906333802.00635@Teddy.org>
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"Scott B. Corey" wrote: > > Hello all, > > I have 3.2-stable running, with a working x-server with KDE as default, however > when I startx it takes a very very very long time to come up to speed. My work machine is low on both cpu and ram, and this is my experience as well. > I have > 32 megs of memory, a Trio3D graphics with 4 meg, the x-server is 3.3.3.0, > 640x480 75x75. > > My questions are: > Do I need more memory? Yes. At least 64 if you want half way decent performance. > Do I need to upgrade my video? Off hand, no, but I don't recognize the name of that card. It sounds like it has a servicable amount of ram though. > Or, have I configured my x-server all wrong? Probably not. X is a pig, and KDE isn't much better (although it's still my favorite wm). I think more ram will dramatically increase your performance, especially if you use netscape. Make sure that you have MOZILLA_NO_ASYNC_DNS=True set in your environment so that netscape won't suck up another 16M that it doesn't really need. You might also consider upgrading to X 3.3.4, but don't count on much of a boost from that. Good luck, Doug To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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