Re: New to Linux. I'm not impressed :(

From: Alexander Skwar (alexander_at_skwar.name)
Date: 05/16/05


Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 12:24:24 +0200


ยท Mandy <mandee_o_mandee@yahoo.com>:

> On Sun, 15 May 2005 18:39:45 -0500, James R. Jones wrote:
>
>>
>> One thing we have found at work is about hyperthreading is that it is a
>> windows thing and doesn't play very well with anything else period. We
>> have had to go back and disable hyperthreading on almost all of our
>> server bank. You might try just fro giggles getting into your bios and
>> disabling the hyperthreading and see how the performance is then.
>>
>> Jim
>
> So I have to disable hardware just to use Linux?

No.

> Why does that seem to be the common factor where Linux is involved?

Dunno. It's plain wrong.

> It seems to me, that Linux is all about making excuses as to why common
> things don't work.

Wrong.

> Aaall of this hardware works perfectly with Windows.

Fine.

Alexander Skwar

-- 
BOFH Excuse #340:
Well fix that in the next (upgrade, update, patch release, service pack).


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