9.2 Pro Is Slow

hi,

my 9.2 pro is running slower than my XP installation so there must be something wrong here. I have disabled progs i dont need and taken a screenshot of the 'top' command which can be seen here:

http://img76.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img76&image...desktop49kl.jpg

Any ideas how to speed things up or what could be wrong?

Could you be a bit more specific as to how it's "slower"? Also, could you post your system specifications for us?

hi moe,

ok well sometimes when i click on my browser address bar i have to wait like 30 seconds for it to allow me to type an address.......ALL programs are slow to open. Firefox in XP is instant in SUSE its like 5 seconds or more to open. I have had a few system lock ups and also sometimes when i try log out or shut my system down it just makes the sound but then does nothing.

System specs:

AMD Athlon 3200+
1GB Ram PC 3200 400Mhz Dual DDR
ABIT NF7-S Mobo
Onboard Nvidia Nforce sound
ATI 9800 Pro
LG L1710B 17" flat screen.
2x 160GB Maxtors standard HD's
Sony DVD writer
Lite-on CD Writer

Thanks

Looking at those specs there's no reason I can see why SuSE should run slowly. The top command has an option to sort by memory usage. Just start up top and type M (I don't remember if it's case sensitive). That will tell you what's taking up the most of your resources..

Also, KDE won't be quite as responsive if you don't have the proper drivers for your Radeon. Getting those to work is a topic in and of itself.

know of any good ati guides for 9.2 pro mo? have searched like mad but not found anything too user friendly yet

Originally posted by davidmoore83@Jan 14 2005, 17:50
know of any good ati guides for 9.2 pro mo? have searched like mad but not found anything too user friendly yet

Which card do you have?

Do a Google search for it and a search on these forums, with search terms:

"<name of your card> SuSe"

davidmoore, what is your video driver currently set to?

and what resolution display & what refresh?

Oh yeah, here ( http://www.tweakers.net/meuktracker/5335 ) it says that 31 december ATI made new drivers available:

http://www.ati.com/support/drivers/linux/r...=7&submit=GO%21

Maybe these are better drivers?

I had a similar problem. Try if
this helps you.

davidmoore, what is your video driver currently set to?

and what resolution display & what refresh?

R350 i think its set too and the refresh for the monitor is at 75 i think.

Does anyone have an idea which version of the ATI driver i need i ran that script thing but couldnt work out where it tells me which one i need