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[eagle1]

Hello.. I want to upgrade my Nvidia Geforce mx drivers and in the instructions it says:

"Before beginning the driver installation, you should exit the X server. In addition you should set your default runlevel so you will boot to console
and not start up X "

Now, how the heck do I do this????

Second thing:

I know there's a way to benchmark disk performance ("hdparm -Tt /dev/hda") and to improve it by typing: hdparm -c3d1 /dev/hda.
Now, the benchmark without optimization is like 4.3 and after it is 23.4 (a huge improvement) but it gets reset after a log out. It's there a way to make it run while booting (as in a command in an autoexec.bat file????)???

Also, do you have any other optimization tips and how to run them automatically after Linux starts?

Third and Final thing:

When I access the mnt directory, it takes like two minutes to show me the contents. Why is this happenning? Does it has problems reading the Windows partitions? OR is it something else?

I'm using Mandrake 7.2..

Thanks a bunch.!

[ 19 June 2001: Message edited by: eagle1 ]

[Craig McPherson]

Originally posted by eagle1:
<STRONG>"Before beginning the driver installation, you should exit the X server</STRONG>

This just means you should shut down X.

In addition you should set your default runlevel so you will boot to console
and not start up X "

Do you boot into a console, or into X? If you boot into a Display Manager, you'll need to disable it. Edit /etc/inittab.

More than likely, you can just ignore those sections of the instructions.

but it gets reset after a log out. It's there a way to make it run while booting (as in a command in an autoexec.bat file????)???

Put it in an init script. See your distro's documentation; it will explain how your distro handles the init system.

[slapNUT]

Normally you will get quicker responses to your questions if you post them separately. Somebody might know the answer to question no. 2 but does not reply because they don't know the answer to no. 1 & 3. Just a tip.

Question #1 part A & B
A. Open a terminal su to root and type:
/sbin/init 3

B. edit /etc/inittab and change the line:
id:5:initdefault: # to read
id:3:initdefault

Question #2
In terminal as root type
pico /etc/rc.d/rc.local
Now find you a place to put your stuff.

Question #3
Don't know.

[eagle1]

Thanks guys..! I'll get into that.!

[eagle1]

Well, I edited the etc/rc.d/rc.local and put hdparm -c3d1 /dev/hda and it worked like a charm. Now disk is at top performance!

I think linux is haveing problems reading the mnt directory because of the windoze partitions.! I'm not sure.!

Finally I installed the nvidia drivers but:


when I do the rpm installation of the kernel, everything goes smooth, however when I install the Nvidia_GLX package, it gives me warnings and says something about backing up some files (libMesaGL.so.1 , libMesaGL.so.1.0, libMesaGL.so.3).

Even with this (since they were warnings) I procceeded to startx and it worked! CHanged the settings in the XF86Config-4 file, edited and it went well... except that now nothing utilizing opengl works.!!!!

I'm using Mandrake 7.2 and it has something call toys in which there are Mesa Demos like gears, reflection ,etc.. none of them work!! Tried GLtron, music starts but there's no image and it stops functioning. No Tuxracer... I can't run nothing. Now, where do I find these files? Do I need to install Mesa latest version again (what a pain).!!


That is my latest problem..!! Could anyone help.??!

Thanks a bunch

[fancypiper]

Some other tweak sites you might be interested in:

Tune your Linux System (http://www.tunelinux.com/)

Supercharge Linux (http://www.osfaq.com/article.php3?sid=26)

More hdparm tweaks: O'Reilly Net hdparm article: (http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2000/06/29/hdparm.html)

"Third and Final thing:

When I access the mnt directory, it takes like two minutes to show me the contents. Why is this happenning? Does it has problems reading the Windows partitions? OR is it something else??

It is probably your file browser program. Try this while not running x or using another virtual terminal.

BTW, you change VTs by &lt;ctrl&gt;&lt;alt&gt; F1 thru F6. The VT you logged in to will show the messages generated by x and you can return to your x session using &lt;ctrl&gt;&lt;alt&gt; F7.

Type mc and the Midnite Commander (http://news.tucows.com/ext2/99/08/devel/082499-devel1.shtml) file manager will come up. Navigate to the /mnt directory and compare the speed of it to your x browser. I understand that Gnome's newest x file browser is rather slow.

[eagle1]

found the mnt problem..!!! It seems that the file manager has some problem reading the cd rom, so I just did a link in the desktop for the cdrom and.. voila... cd rom access is much better and if I access the cdrom first and then go to the mnt directory, the directory will show it's contents quickly..!!