over here mu UDB doesn't seem that slow but I must agree, to me it seems speed improvements
should be possible. My guess is a lot of work still has to be done on compiler etc.
the mss data are : irq 9, addr. 530, dma 3
On Thu, 6 Feb 1997 21:56:51 -0500, rshutt@extacy.ravenet.com wrote:
>
> I rebuilt my kernel for my multia, so I could have sound (and some other
>stuff, nfs, smb, etc..etc..). So I then tell it to boot sda2:mykernel.gz
>But it freezes at the end of the unzip. I dunno, do I have to rebuild MILO?
>This is the same kernel version as was being used before (2.0.27)...
>
> Also, did anyone notice that the multia is just plain slow? I have 32
>megs in mine and I swear my 486 w/24 megs seems faster in X, faster at
>compiling, faster disk access (even with the same disk). I ran byte unix
>benchmarks on it and it came in at 2.3 average (my dual 133 came to like 24 or
>something), with the only real nice figure being ''double'' arithmetic
>(floating point). are there any tricks to making it seem faster? Otherwise,
>this thing might become an NFS rooted xterminal (except X draws so slow its not
>even funny) Anyway, thanks to all those who sent me the irq/port/dma info on
>the MSS compat. in the UDB (which btw, I was never given a manual for)
>
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> Randall Shutt
> RaveNet Systems, Inc.
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