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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU!werple.apana.org.au!zikzak.apana.org.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yeshua.marcam.com!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!udel!news.sprintlink.net!connected.com!connected.com!scottf From: scottf@goshen.connected.com (Scott Farrand) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs Subject: Why is XFREE SOOOOOO slow on Free BSD? Date: 14 Feb 1994 23:22:58 -0800 Organization: Connected INC -- Internet Services Lines: 23 Message-ID: <scottf.761296536@connected.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: goshen.connected.com I have two machines that I'm working with (in a computer lab...). One machine is running slackware 1.1.2 (Linux), and the other is running FreeBSD 1.0.2. Hardware wise the machines are "identical" both are 486/33's with 8mb ram, 1mb VLB video card, and VLB IDE controller connected to a conner CP30254. The Program I've noticed the speed difference with is xlock (screen saver) running swarm... on Linux its REALLY fast, and it kinda "Chuggs" on Free BSD... the only thing I can think might be a problem is that the binaries on FreeBSD are MUCH bigger than on Linux... (EG XF86_SVGA is 300+K larger on FreeBSD's version... etc) Any ideas? (Just curious... I wanted to provide several environments for students to experience... and I felt that BSDI must be included...) Scott Farrand Edmonds Community College sfarrand@ctc.ctc.edu