2.1.93 impressions

George Bonser (grep@oriole.sbay.org)
Tue, 7 Apr 1998 23:25:50 -0700 (PDT)


Liftoff! We have Liftoff!

It works pretty well on the system I have been testing it on. Seems a
little slower to compile a kernel than 2.0.32 but I will present exact
numbers with a better controlled test tomarrow.

Had a compile running on one VC, top running on another, and I was doing
some interactive work on a third.

Resonse was OK on the interactive VC, though the display would fall behind
sometimes and suddenly "catch up" while I was typing. This would be
expected considering the load it was under and how tight it was on RAM. I
will run a direct comparison against 2.0.32 under the same conditions
tomarrow.

This looks like the best kernel I have built in the .86-.93 range. Looks
like things are on the right track. The Sig11 failures appear to be CPU
heat related. A dab of heatsink compound obtained from a local Radio
Shack on the back of the heatsink appears to have greatly reduced them and
I picked up a new fan that will go in tomarrow afternoon.

Nice work folks!

George Bonser
Just be thankful that Open Group does not own Linux.
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