On Wed, 2007-07-25 at 06:25 -0400, Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams wrote: > On Wed, 2007-07-25 at 13:36 +0530, Indunil Jayasooriya wrote: > > I am still runnig Redhat 9 box with sendmail and squid. It is quite > > slow. It has only 128 MB RAM. So I upgraded it to 512 MB RAM. Now, It > > is running with 512 MB RAM. But, It is still slow. No progress has > > been achived. Some users say it is slower than before. Actually, I > > also have noticed it is NOW SLOWER than before. WHY IS THAT? > > Because the machine doesn't have enough cache memory to cover all 512 > MB. BINGO! For example, one of my old machines is a PC-CHIPS M-571(?). It is known to run fastest with max ram of 256MB or less, due to the cache size(s?). > > > SHOULD I NEED TO RECOMPILE THE KERNEL as I installed a new 512 MB RAM ? > > No, you should get a more modern machine with more cache memory (as well > as update the OS). Wonders are being worked with P3s, P4s, and Semprons > these days. > <snip sig stuff> Like the others have said, wrong list, more detail is needed and I add Google is your friend. If your mobo is like mine, there is information about it on the web. -- Bill