CentOS - Dec 2005 - compaq r4000 32 bit and 64 bit install

Gents,

I first installed the 32 bit version (as you might have read) of centos 4.2,
after downloading x86_64 the install process/progress is about the same.
going VERY slow...

The screen for formatting the partitions took a LONG time
(3 partitions 10 GIG, 2 GIG swap and 50 GIG).
While on that screen and moving the mouse it lagged big time and
could not keep up.

Anyway just reporting that so far the 32 bit install and the 64 bit install
is Exactly the same. So I am expecting that after install my cpu speed will
still be reported LOW (997M vs a 2.4GiG for a 4000+ cpu).

Any experiences out there with the 64 bit amd and maximizing speed when
plugged in whould be appreciated.


Jerry

Jerry Geis wrote:
> Gents,
>
> I first installed the 32 bit version (as you might have read) of 
> centos 4.2,
> after downloading x86_64 the install process/progress is about the same.
> going VERY slow...
>
> The screen for formatting the partitions took a LONG time
> (3 partitions 10 GIG, 2 GIG swap and 50 GIG).
> While on that screen and moving the mouse it lagged big time and
> could not keep up.
>
> Anyway just reporting that so far the 32 bit install and the 64 bit 
> install
> is Exactly the same. So I am expecting that after install my cpu speed 
> will
> still be reported LOW (997M vs a 2.4GiG for a 4000+ cpu).
>
> Any experiences out there with the 64 bit amd and maximizing speed when
> plugged in whould be appreciated.

Keep us posted.  I'm going to get a smaller/lighter laptop for 
travelling and was thinking of putting 4.2 on my R3000.  I've only got a 
lowly 3400+ <grin> so hopefully the speed issue gets sorted out.  So 
far, this has been a great laptop, but it's a bit on the heavy side.

Cheers,

Jerry Geis wrote:
>/ Gents,
/>/
/>/ I first installed the 32 bit version (as you might have read) of 
/>/ centos 4.2,
/>/ after downloading x86_64 the install process/progress is about the same.
/>/ going VERY slow...
/>/
/>/ The screen for formatting the partitions took a LONG time
/>/ (3 partitions 10 GIG, 2 GIG swap and 50 GIG).
/>/ While on that screen and moving the mouse it lagged big time and
/>/ could not keep up.
/>/
/>/ Anyway just reporting that so far the 32 bit install and the 64 bit 
/>/ install
/>/ is Exactly the same. So I am expecting that after install my cpu speed 
/>/ will
/>/ still be reported LOW (997M vs a 2.4GiG for a 4000+ cpu).
/>/
/>/ Any experiences out there with the 64 bit amd and maximizing speed when
/>/ plugged in whould be appreciated.

Quick update... On the Installing packages screen normally I
see something like 15 minutes to install with this 64 bit 4000+ 
installing x86_64 it is posting 55 minutes.

This is what I mean by slooooow..

I hope I find what the deal is soon. I check in the BIOS and saw no
settings. Only enable disable motherboard devices.

Jerry

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Jerry Geis wrote:
>/Quick update... On the Installing packages screen normally I
>see something like 15 minutes to install with this 64 bit 4000+ 
>installing x86_64 it is posting 55 minutes.
>
>This is what I mean by slooooow..
>
>I hope I find what the deal is soon. I check in the BIOS and saw no
>settings. Only enable disable motherboard devices.
>
>/
>
It may be just the hard drive.  Compaq has been using ungodly slow 
Fujitsu 4200rpm drives of late.  I experienced a substantial speedup on 
mine when I upgraded to a Hitachi Travelstar 7K100.

Cheers,

On 12/13/05, Jerry Geis <geisj at pagestation.com>
wrote:
> Gents,
>
> I first installed the 32 bit version (as you might have read) of centos
4.2,
> after downloading x86_64 the install process/progress is about the same.
> going VERY slow...
>
> The screen for formatting the partitions took a LONG time
> (3 partitions 10 GIG, 2 GIG swap and 50 GIG).
> While on that screen and moving the mouse it lagged big time and
> could not keep up.
>
> Anyway just reporting that so far the 32 bit install and the 64 bit install
> is Exactly the same. So I am expecting that after install my cpu speed will
> still be reported LOW (997M vs a 2.4GiG for a 4000+ cpu).
That may not indicate a problem, however. Like some other people said,
that Athlon has technology that slows down the CPU when it's not
needed.

What you need to do to see if it's broken or not is to start a few big
applications--maybe do something complicated with a big image in the
GIMP--and check cpuinfo again, while the CPU is busy. If it's still
997, maybe that's an issue. If so, turn off cpuspeed and see if that
fixes anything.

I'm not familiar with PowerNow!, but I had a centrino laptop for a
while and it did the same thing. It was really hard, by the way, to
catch it in the act of speeding up the processor. But the battery life
was great.