veehexx
November 10th, 2008, 09:07 PM
hey all,
i'm very new to the linux OS, and mearly have light dabbles with ubuntu.
what im trying todo is create a silent and very low power box that i can leave torrents and packet shaping running on 24/7
i've got a HP T5500 thin client. 733mhz crusoe processor, ram has been upgraded to 512mb, and the supplied 32mb flash drive has been replaced with an 8gb 15mb/s CF card.
basically, ANYTHING i do with the thin client and ubuntu ends up taking substantiall longer than it should - most things takes around 20-30secs to load.
'top' says practically 0% cpu load when idle, yet goes through the roof when anything is loaded. once the app is loaded, the cpu load drops back to ~0% again.
so - whats my limitation, the cpu, or the CF card?
is there a certain way to improve performance?
do i install ubuntu asif the CF card was a normal HDD, or via the persistant USB installer?
any help appreciated!
i'm very new to the linux OS, and mearly have light dabbles with ubuntu.
what im trying todo is create a silent and very low power box that i can leave torrents and packet shaping running on 24/7
i've got a HP T5500 thin client. 733mhz crusoe processor, ram has been upgraded to 512mb, and the supplied 32mb flash drive has been replaced with an 8gb 15mb/s CF card.
basically, ANYTHING i do with the thin client and ubuntu ends up taking substantiall longer than it should - most things takes around 20-30secs to load.
'top' says practically 0% cpu load when idle, yet goes through the roof when anything is loaded. once the app is loaded, the cpu load drops back to ~0% again.
so - whats my limitation, the cpu, or the CF card?
is there a certain way to improve performance?
do i install ubuntu asif the CF card was a normal HDD, or via the persistant USB installer?
any help appreciated!