Linux install REALY SLOW

[talleyho]

complete noob. got a i845 intel p4 2.4 2gib ram
installed lated ubuntu. worked great sept no sound and no cd rom games.
tried to install vector and it was godawful slow at installing. tried puppy linux same thing, mega slow. now trying ubuntu 8.0 and same deal.
has linux ****ed up my system or what?

[rokytnji]

Are these installs or are you running off of live cd? Also. Slow interface is usually video related. Has to do with graphics driver. Vesa driver for graphics usually run ok on all equipment. I don't think your

i845 intel p4 2.4 2gib ram

is screwed. You are just new to using Linux is all.

Changing the CD's Default Boot Options F4. Graphics Modes. If video is unacceptable during the operation of the CD, selecting the "Safe graphics mode" may provide better results during LiveCD operation or until video issues can be resolved after installation.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions

Above is for For Ubuntu

For Vector

6.3.1. XCONF

Purpose: Configure the system´s X server according to your video card, monitor and mouse type.

Command line: /sbin/vxconf

Walk Through: When you enter the Xconf section you can choose between three options

Auto
This will detect and configure your video card and monitor, ask a few questions about your desired resolution and mosue characteristics, and will create a NEW configuration file, so any manual adjustments you may had done to that file will be overwritten.
Current
This will perform the detection, ask you some details about your preferred resolution, colour depth, and mouse configuration, but it will commit those to the configuratoin without deleting the file and thus, keeping some additional configuration line you might have done.
For instance, as it does not ask for your keyboard layout, there won't be any changes about that, but since it asks you to choose between the detected available screen resolutions, those will be written to the file, overlapping any previous configured value.
Basic
This option will mostly behave in the same way but configuring the system to use the VESA driver, which can me taken as a 'safe mode' video driver (although a very good one, capable of over 800x600 and 16 bits), most useful for cards that do not have native linux drivers or which refuse to be properly detected. This option should, at least, allow you to get a decent graphical environment up and running.

VectorLinux - Administration guide

On Puppy linux just chose the vesa option instead of xorg option on bootup for safe graphics mode.