Preload: given up on

addr · 2010-03-18 21:02:55

Arch XFCE4

Hi,
I am trying 'preload' in an effort to speed up my wife's lamentably slow computer.

It makes no difference. Should I have something other than 'preload' in her Autostart?

Thanks

Last edited by addr (2010-03-25 00:41:21)

some-guy94 · 2010-03-18 21:19:00

Try sreadahead.

loafer · 2010-03-18 21:22:49

Have you added preload to your Daemons array in /etc/rc.conf?

Last edited by loafer (2010-03-18 21:23:42)

addr · 2010-03-19 19:10:15

Thanks for the replies.
No I hadn't added it to the daemons only to openbox's autostart. I'll try that and also have a look at some-guy94's suggestion.

addr · 2010-03-20 21:10:11

Preload seems to do nothing at all.

I am trying readahead from the wiki and here is what I get from

ps ax | grep readahead

grep readahead
  646 ?        Ss     0:02 /usr/sbin/readahead-watch -o /etc/readahead/boot
 3449 pts/0    S+     0:00 grep readahead

the next instruction is

# kill PID_GOES_HERE

What does that mean? Anything I try gives me errors.

some-guy94 · 2010-03-20 21:14:59

The pid is the first number, 646 in that output (will most likely change on a reboot), also make sure you kill it as root.

addr · 2010-03-25 00:39:54

Thankyou for your help.

I have left 'preload' alone although I see no difference.

'Readahead' made no noticeable difference either but runs my CPU at 100% for entire sessions. This can't be right.
I have removed it.

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