Subj : Remmina RDP To : Ky Moffet From : Barry Martin Date : Wed Jun 05 2024 09:42:00 Hi Ky! > > KM> But I keep Fedora up to date because it's been useful (tho the > KM> performance is really suck by comparison... 5 seconds to the > KM> desktop vs 2 minutes), tho I'd not like to be using it for > KM> everyday. And everything else I like less. > Just out of curiosity is the boot hardware the same? Here I shocked > myself a while back by replacing the hard drive with a SSD in a couple > of old computers and the boot time went from a couple of minutes to > maybe 15 seconds. KM> Yeah, especially on an older system that makes a huge difference. KM> Less so on a faster one ... I've had both spinning rust and SSD KM> in the Dells and have found when you get up into the i7 range, KM> the system itself is fast enough that it shrinks the data KM> transfer difference, having processed it faster. Disk difference KM> shouldn't be more than about 2x-4x slower, not 10x-20x slower. Well 'just for fun' I counted the number of seconds from this morning's reboot-required because of a major OS update to when I trupe in my password: 36 seconds. Longer than you're indicating but I'm probably counting stuff you're not: I started counting when the system started it's reboot process, so at shutdown: has to do the shutdown processes. It then also wanted to do a disk check, so several seconds there. Then whatever changes and checks it makes for the upgrade. And I don't think I did a follow-up on an old problem here, mainly because wanted to test what I finally found as the probable solution. For some time (months, maybe years) this system was 'unstable' with regards to USB stuff. USB2, USB3, where (port, hub's ports), didn't matter: possibility of a lock up. Error message in system logs indicated something like 'device 2, port 5' which I couldn't figure out what it was. Slow forward and through process of elimination think figured out what was being gestured to: a USB3 hub on the left of my desk. The hub and connected devices seem to be fine as disconnected and test and reconnect and test, and I got the same error when using a different hub (different brand, fewer ports, but possibly the same chip). What I'm thinking (and haven't tested yet) is the USB3 cable is too long. Found waaay after the fact 3m/10' is the limit. No idea what I am using but guessing to USB3 extensions, and those would bring it over the limit. USB3 Powered Extenders are around $80 -- not exactly making my credit card happy. Half-thinking to try using a spare USB3 hub (powered) at the halfway point. Right now the physical placement is a problem. Also the Round-ToIt. ¯ ® ¯ BarryMartin3@MyMetronet.NET ® ¯ ® .... Scientists have grown vocal cords in Petri dish. Results speak for self. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .