[ltp] Fedora-11 on T23 - very slow

[Rob Smith]

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Have you tried running the Fedora Live CD on this machine to see how that
performs? Of course, it will be slower than an installed system, but it
might give you some indication whether the problem is your hardware or just
a hoaked up install.

FedoraLiveCD Wiki <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD>

On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 8:09 AM, Chris Schumann <chris@idlelion.net> wrote:

> Timothy Murphy wrote:
>
>> I installed Fedora-11 on my newly acquired Thinkpad T23
>> by burning the Fedora-netinst ISO to a CD, and running this.
>>
>
> I have it running on my 600X and do not have the problems you listed.
>
> The symptoms make me think hardware, except that it appears to be stable...
> just really slow.
>
> I'd suggest you run PC Doctor and do hardware and thorough memory tests.
>
>  My first try failed because the formatting on a partition
>> continued for 2 or more hours before I interrupted it,
>> with the dreadful Anaconda yo-yo going backwards and forwards.
>>
>
> That sounds really bad. If it were mine, I would remove all partitions and
> let it try again. If that fails, and you are open to the option, you might
> try installing from CD. Only CD's 1 and 2 are needed if you don't install
> any optional software.
>
> Chris
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Have you tried running the Fedora Live CD on this machine to see how that p=
erforms? Of course, it will be slower than an installed system, but it migh=
t give you some indication whether the problem is your hardware or just a h=
oaked up install.<br>
<br><a href=3D"http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD">FedoraLiveCD Wik=
i</a><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 8:09 AM, Ch=
ris Schumann <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:chris@idlelion.net">ch=
ris@idlelion.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Timothy Murphy wr=
ote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I installed Fedora-11 on my newly acquired Thinkpad T23<br>
by burning the Fedora-netinst ISO to a CD, and running this.<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
I have it running on my 600X and do not have the problems you listed.<br>
<br>
The symptoms make me think hardware, except that it appears to be stable...=
 just really slow.<br>
<br>
I&#39;d suggest you run PC Doctor and do hardware and thorough memory tests=
.<br>
<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
My first try failed because the formatting on a partition<br>
continued for 2 or more hours before I interrupted it,<br>
with the dreadful Anaconda yo-yo going backwards and forwards.<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
That sounds really bad. If it were mine, I would remove all partitions and =
let it try again. If that fails, and you are open to the option, you might =
try installing from CD. Only CD&#39;s 1 and 2 are needed if you don&#39;t i=
nstall any optional software.<br>

<br>
Chris<br><font color=3D"#888888">
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</font></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Rob Smith<br><br=
>Posted via #!CrunchBang Linux (v.8.10.01)<br>A lightweight Ubuntu distribu=
tion.<br>Because software, like people, should be allowed to exist in an op=
en, sharing community, and not kept contained by corporate greed!<br>


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