[CLUE-Tech] Loving kernel 2.6

[Collins Richey]

On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 18:02:10 -0600
Dan Harris <coronadh at coronasolutions.com> wrote:

> Just got 2.6.0-test4 up and going today.  I turned on all the
> "goodies".
> 
> I've got to say that I notice more of a difference going from 2.4.22
> to 2.6 than I've seen in any other kernel since 2.0 to 2.2 series. 
> Some really nice features I've discovered are the pre-emptible kernel
> and integrated ALSA.  The box was already pretty quick (2.4GHz P4, 512
> meg RAM) but everything is faster now, from bootup speed to starting X
> 
> apps.  As I'm writing this, I'm compiling a rather large app,
> listening to a streaming shoutcast station with XMMS and there is no
> noticable impact on typing speed or the music stream.  That's
> definitely an improvement for me.
> 

Strange, I have not detected a noticeable speedup with 2.6.  Also,
others have reported a lot of skipping in streaming audio applications.


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Collins Richey - Denver Area
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