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yo aRtee, here it comes: __________________________ dev/hda8 / ext2 defaults 1 1 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 none /mnt/cdrom supermount dev=/dev/hdb,fs=auto,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 none /mnt/cdrom2 supermount dev=/dev/scd0,fs=auto,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-15,sync,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 /dev/hda1 /mnt/win_c ntfs iocharset=iso8859-15,ro,umask=0 0 0 /dev/hda5 /mnt/win_d vfat iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 /dev/hda6 /mnt/win_e vfat iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 /dev/hda3 /mnt/win_h vfat iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 none /tmp tmpfs defaults 0 0 /dev/hda7 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/cd /mnt/cdrecorder auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0 _________________________________ hm, no man looking around in there. btw i did'nt edit the fstab manually, but i know the last line came in there when i setup k3b some days ago. -anna

When I start a program from the console I don't get any error. 2. start opera: ~ 4 sec (ha!) I just found a very sweet file named .xsession-error. Its telling me that a certain Mt.Man is born and is looking around to get familiar: ------------------------------------- startkde: Starting up... kbuildsycoca running... mcop warning: user defined signal handler found for SIG_PIPE, overriding mcop warning: user defined signal handler found for SIG_PIPE, overriding kdecore (KAction): WARNING: KActionCollection::KActionCollection( QObject *parent, const char *name, KInstance *instance ) WARNING: Mt.Man: Born, looking around to get familiar. WARNING: Mt.Man: filesystem [none] found by DF is unlisted in /etc/fstab. kio (KDirWatch): WARNING: KDirWatch::removeDir can't handle '' kio (KDirWatch): WARNING: KDirWatch::removeDir can't handle '' KAction::property( "accel" ) failed: property invalid or does not exist WARNING: Mt.Man: Born, looking around to get familiar. WARNING: Mt.Man: filesystem [none] found by DF is unlisted in /etc/fstab. kio (KDirWatch): WARNING: KDirWatch::removeDir can't handle '' kio (KDirWatch): WARNING: KDirWatch::removeDir can't handle '' -------------------------------------------- Any idea if that might be a source for more enlightenment? -anna, whose friends are thinking that she is crazy learning linux, starring at her as if she's a alien

Steve, your model is the faster one - with 7200 rpm. Have you tried: # hdparm -X69 /dev/hd(x) And I've read Gnome to be a bit faster than KDE ? -anna

launching a program from a terminal: krusader: ~ 6 sec opera: ~ 8 sec midnight commander: < 1 sec (very nice, should I go back there?) This is getting interesting, though. 4 weeks ago, after the installation, the only thing that didn't work, has been getting sound out of audio-cd's. mp3's and system sound was fine. Until I found the solution, here on the board, my drive is not connected to the sound card, so I had to install a small plugin to enable digital output, and bingo! - anna

hello BobGuy, bvc, aRTee et al, thank you for your replies and advices. I tried the 'hdparm -i' - thing first to get an impression, funny, no modus had a *-flag. man hdparm said I could try the -I (capital letter..), yes, the *flag was set to udma5. Then I tried the settings: -c3, -u1, different readahead - ( various combinations)alas, couldn't get the speed higher. The best is 27,8 MB/s. So I thought I better look for a sort of test of my drive, Seagate ST380020A on some websites - ha, its a slow one, the speed 27-28 MB/s seems ok, the testers did not get more. Mandrake install did it ok, huh? Is it the drive - what do you think? Possibly its related to my (OEM) hardware ('optimized for win xp' or such stuff').. Trying now to launch a programm via terminal... -anna

seems, dma is 'on': /dev/hda: multcount = 16 (on) IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit) unmaskirq = 0 (off) using_dma = 1 (on) keepsettings = 0 (off) readonly = 0 (off) readahead = 8 (on) geometry = 9729/255/63, sectors = 156301488, start = 0 and here the speed: /dev/hda: Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 2.44 seconds = 26.23 MB/sec btw i 'think' the dma2 mode is running ... I appreciate your help, pmpatrick 8) Thanks! its late in the night here(look at the link) in Amsterdam, i'll be back tomorrow, maybe if someone has any idea what's up with my 'weird' system... -anna http://www.zien.info/grachtw.ukb/J2956902.HTM

output with 'free': total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 256016 249920 6096 0 5492 167296 -/+ buffers/cache: 77132 178884 Swap: 506008 180 505828 ps aux: a long list, mostly o%CPU, 4,3% console, 2,3% phoenix ... security settings were on standard. Any idea? -anna

thank you, qnr, for the explanation :P Do I get it right that most of the mdk 9.1 - users with a sort of standard-installation (what I did) have this loading time? And maybe some others decide to disable some utils or programs to make it faster? -anna (sorry for my English, its not my mother tongue ...)

Hi, I am Anna, new to linux and mdk 9.1 - the last weeks have been a great experience, learning and enjoying. Not everything worked immediately but I could find a solution. But there is one thing I don't understand on my pc, KDE apps are starting quite slow, the first time Kmail: 7 sec, the first time konquerer 10 sec. The second start: ca. 5 sec. It's only the start, once started, its fast (enough) Even the standard console takes about 7 sec. I found out, that a different terminal (RXvt) starts fast, < 1 sec. I have no idea if this is 'normal'? (no, none of my friends are using linux, can't ask..) I tried: a static IP, no changes. Some changes in kde behaviour, yes, a little bit faster. Phoenix - yes, a little bit faster than konqueror, but not really. I took a look what happens when I'am starting the apps, running gKrellm, but basically I don't really understand what I'am doing ... 180 MB Ram free, 494 swap free. My pc: P4 2 Ghz, MSI board, 256 ram, 80 gig hd, nVidea Gef 4, ps/2 mouse, ps/2 keyboard, Realtek lan onboard, onoard soundcard C-Media, i-net via hardware-router - everything is working fine. Hm, its not a big problem, but I'd love to understand ... Can you help me? Regards, Anna