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From: James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user]  Re: Anyone running a Netbook satisfactorily on Gentoo?
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:35:31 +0000 (UTC)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <loom.20090312T232648-61@post.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 49bf44f10903121312y159160afp1361c8768489679a@mail.gmail.com

Grant <emailgrant <at> gmail.com> writes:



> > 1. run xfce4 (already do)
> > 2. compile with -Os (I was using -O2)
> > 3. use ext2 (I was using ext3)
> > 4. don't use laptop-mode (I didn't know it existed)
> > 5. no syslog (does this mean don't even emerge a system logger like metalog?)
> > 6. use elevator=noop at boot
> > 7. deactivate DRI
> > 8. upgrade RAM to the max

> Which of these still apply when using a conventional HD instead of a
> SSD in the netbook?

If the drive is indeed a bottle neck (use bonnie or bonnie++ to test) 
then try to NFS mount all voluminous log files.


Prune the kernel, really small, it always helps.

It may need "swap" space on the drive (be careful with this and research it.

Make sure you active all of the hardware features of the cpu.

http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Safe_Cflags/Intel
or
http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Safe_Cflags/AMD


Lean out what you autostart at boot time.

LESS is better if you bog down the processor or ram or SSD.

hth,
James






  parent reply	other threads:[~2009-03-12 23:36 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-03-12  7:45 [gentoo-user] Anyone running a Netbook satisfactorily on Gentoo? Grant
2009-03-12  7:49 ` Saphirus Sage
2009-03-12  9:42 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-03-12 14:03 ` Daniel da Veiga
2009-03-12 14:08 ` Dan Cowsill
2009-03-12 17:30 ` Florian Philipp
2009-03-12 19:13   ` Grant
2009-03-12 19:17     ` Justin
2009-03-12 19:36       ` Paul Hartman
2009-03-12 19:43         ` Justin
2009-03-12 20:12     ` Grant
2009-03-12 20:22       ` Paul Hartman
2009-03-14 10:31         ` Florian Philipp
2009-03-12 23:35       ` James [this message]
2009-03-14 10:43       ` Florian Philipp
2009-03-14 15:09         ` Thanasis
2009-03-14 22:05           ` Florian Philipp
2009-03-12 19:41   ` Neil Bothwick
2009-03-12 21:47 ` Thanasis
2009-03-12 21:54   ` Justin
2009-03-12 21:56     ` Justin
2009-03-13  5:52     ` Thanasis
2009-03-13  6:01       ` Thanasis
2009-03-13  7:55 ` Justin

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