Redhat 7.1 performance issue

[Gunther Hermann]

> Well, I'd rather think the problem is with your
> kernel.
> 2.4.4 is known for a LOT of performance issues. I'm
> also running redhat 7.1 and everything goes about the
> same. Right now I'm using kernel 2.4.0 because that's
> the one that has worked the best for me (already tried
> newer versions), but specially with 2.4.4 I got some
> real problems with peripheral performance (I wasn't
> even able to cp a big file from one place to another
> without getting everything sloppy!!!). So, I suggest trying a different kernel version. I
> hope that's the problem :) Chong

Hmmm... thanks Chong, maybe you're right. To give a little background:
I upgraded from the original patched 2.2.2 kernel mainly because it
gave me trouble with nvidias graphics drivers. And I suspected it to
be responsible for the vlc performance downgrade. So I went on to 2.4.4,
with which nvidias drivers work fine. Just the vlc performance penalty
won't vanish. So if I find time to try 2.4.0 again (although I hate
to step back) I let you know the results.

Gunther