RH9.0 on my pc running slow
 

i usually keep my pc working all the time (day and night), since i installed RH9.0 i found that the system get slower and slower, it takes few seconds even to just open a browser. i have to restart to get better and faster application reponsed. my hardware is not superb but can work, athlon2600+ 512ddr and 120g hdd. nothing to complain but wonder how come?

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That is strange....

Do you have any servers or logging services turned on?

i haven't had these programs yet (too advanced for me :D ) the only fast and furious time is in text mode. :D

what desktop are you using?

By default - Red Hat 9 has alot of services running in the background - to check what is set to start in your run level do:

su - (su with a space then a dash)
root password

chkconfig --list | grep 5:on

(for run level 5 - if you want to check another run level, replace the 5 with the corresponding number)

To stop a service do:

chkconfig crond off

(for example - change crond to whatever service you want to stop)

i m using KDE at moment, and i found that KDE performs better than Gnome (just feeling, no reference support. :) )

try recompiling the kernel with your cpu settings to get some speed. unload all useless modules from kernel...

Recompiling is a good idea, KDE is better than GNOME but..............a little slower.

how to recompile the kernel pls? thanks.........