Speed test? also Duel boot linx?

zeroz52 · 02-27-2005, 08:40 PM

How can I test the "speed" of my Linux system, 3D or otherwise?

Also, I installed Ibuntu and want to duel boot with FC3, do I not need to install grub with the FC3 install? I want to be sure I will be able to chose one or the other during boot.

Thanks in advance

Matir · 02-27-2005, 08:44 PM

You'll need to configure grub accordingly to boot both OSes. As far as testing the speed of your system, it depends on what parts you want to test.

zeroz52 · 02-27-2005, 09:03 PM

So I do install grub under both OSs or just under like the first OS i installed and then configure it to see the second? Is there a tutorial that may explani it?

sh1ft · 02-27-2005, 09:07 PM

Regarding benchmarking, superpi is a good cpu benchmark.

timedemos in games like doom3 and ut2004 are good graphics benchmarks.

zeroz52 · 02-27-2005, 09:10 PM

Do you just apt-get superpi?

Matir · 02-27-2005, 09:39 PM

You just need to have the proper stanzas in the grub configuration file: one for each distribution.

zeroz52 · 02-27-2005, 09:48 PM

how and when do I put the proper stanzas in the grub configuration file? And what is a stanza, some sort of identifier? Thanks

sh1ft · 02-27-2005, 11:02 PM

I doubt superpi is in the repositories.

Here's a link:

ftp://pi.super-computing.org/Linux/super_pi.tar.gz

It's useless unless you have something to compare it to. Here's a forum link with a bunch of tops times that you can compare to

http://www.madshrimps.be/forums/show...?threadid=4808