# Only a little slow **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [6 March 2025 22:15 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/only-a-little-slow/22987 "2025-03-06T22:15:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yakkoTDI](https://dietpi.com/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c77e96/32.png) [@yakkoTDI](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/yakkoTDI)\ **Post date:** [6 March 2025 22:15 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/only-a-little-slow/22987/1 "2025-03-06T22:15:45Z")
But then again it is DietPi 9.11 with XFCE running on a Pi 1B with 256 mb of memory. ![Pi 1b 256 DietPi 9.11 XFCE](https://dietpi.com/forum/uploads/default/original/2X/5/59ec5c809cdc3b25cc98ae35118993a3a05290e0.jpeg) Yes I know it is the root account. I wasn’t going to do a full setup. I was watching a movie and had a blank microSD\*\* card I could use for testing. \*\*Yes microSD because I have one of these. [Low-profile microSD card adapter for Raspberry Pi : ID 966 : Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY electronics and kits](https://www.adafruit.com/product/966) ---
**Author:** ![WarHawk](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/warhawk/32/21_2.png) [@WarHawk](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/WarHawk)\ **Post date:** [7 March 2025 03:39 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/only-a-little-slow/22987/2 "2025-03-07T03:39:08Z")
But hey…it DOES run! I wonder if DSL would run on that (not sure it supports ARMv7 though) ---
**Author:** ![yakkoTDI](https://dietpi.com/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c77e96/32.png) [@yakkoTDI](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/yakkoTDI)\ **Post date:** [7 March 2025 04:06 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/only-a-little-slow/22987/3 "2025-03-07T04:06:50Z")
Doesn’t matter if it support ARMv7 as the Pi 1B only support ARMv6. Over the weekend I am going to put this on a Pi 1B with 512mb of ram and see how slow it is. As long as you are not watching more than a 720p video the Pi 1B is actually a really good media center with OSMC. I usually have one for watching old TV shows or movies I have seen a million times while I am gaming on another computer. ---
**Author:** ![WarHawk](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/warhawk/32/21_2.png) [@WarHawk](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/WarHawk)\ **Post date:** [7 March 2025 06:42 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/only-a-little-slow/22987/4 "2025-03-07T06:42:54Z")
Right…ARMv6 Would be a good server…running a single docker or something like that…but not much else…GUI’s are usually pretty heavy on the resources. Either way…VERY cool! Nope…DSL doesn’t support ARMv6 or ARM at all ☹ [https://www.damnsmalllinux.org/](https://www.damnsmalllinux.org/) ---
**Author:** ![Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/joulinar/32/57_2.png) [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)\ **Post date:** [7 March 2025 06:57 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/only-a-little-slow/22987/5 "2025-03-07T06:57:04Z")
Especially on a 256mb ram device I would avoid running Docker as Docker engine themselves requires around 100mb. Which would nearly half of the available memory, not even counting the os or any container. ---
**Author:** ![yakkoTDI](https://dietpi.com/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c77e96/32.png) [@yakkoTDI](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/yakkoTDI)\ **Post date:** [10 March 2025 21:26 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/only-a-little-slow/22987/6 "2025-03-10T21:26:15Z")
Had a little more fun over the weekend. Tried DietPi and RaspiOS on a Pi 1B with 512mb of ram. Noticeably faster than a 256mb Pi but still slow. I do find it interesting how the ram vs swap is used between DietPi and RaspiOS. DietPi with 512. ![Pi 1b 512 DietPi 9.11 XFCE](https://dietpi.com/forum/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e6daaaf400e580df14c89983eacf382739a3ca3f.jpeg) RaspiOS with 512. ![Pi 1b 512 RaspiOS](https://dietpi.com/forum/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d167c60b7bec14ee454843b79f10694dd6b216f3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![WarHawk](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/warhawk/32/21_2.png) [@WarHawk](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/WarHawk)\ **Post date:** [11 March 2025 02:16 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/only-a-little-slow/22987/7 "2025-03-11T02:16:44Z")
You could always use [zram-tools](https://fosspost.org/enable-zram-on-linux-better-system-performance)…it does use some physical RAM, but compresses it actually increasing “available” RAM in the form of swap… swappiness I believe is the settings to change to adjust how much it swaps > **[What Is Swappiness on Linux? (and How to Change It)](https://www.howtogeek.com/449691/what-is-swapiness-on-linux-and-how-to-change-it/)** > > Swappiness in Linux has nothing to do with how much RAM is used before swapping starts. We tell you what it really is. ---
**Author:** ![Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/joulinar/32/57_2.png) [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)\ **Post date:** [11 March 2025 05:23 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/only-a-little-slow/22987/8 "2025-03-11T05:23:48Z")
Memory is not the problem for a 512mb ram device. It’s simply the CPU and I/O towards SD card ---
**Author:** ![yakkoTDI](https://dietpi.com/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c77e96/32.png) [@yakkoTDI](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/yakkoTDI)\ **Post date:** [12 March 2025 02:39 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/only-a-little-slow/22987/9 "2025-03-12T02:39:56Z")
Not really trying to make the Pi 1Bs run better. I just did this out of curiosity. The 256mb Pi will most likely just become a display item. It runs a little warm in the case I have for it so it might as well retire. The 512mb Pis will probably only be used for OSMC since it works well for the way I use it. Maybe one will become a file server. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://dietpi.com/forum/uploads/default/original/1X/7e1021de2213860bce185915ce2c1786e56490ec.png) [@system](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/system)\ **Post date:** [8 September 2025 02:40 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/only-a-little-slow/22987/10 "2025-09-08T02:40:33Z")
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