FC2 + newest openoffice = slower

[Kent Nyberg]

> yes, it needed the path. I didn't have /sbin in my path. Thanks. 
> Unfortunately, hdparm does not alter the performance of my drive, at least 
> not as reported by hdparm. :-(
> 
> -- 
> Trevor Smith // trevor at haligonian.com
> 
Maybe you can boot from RedHats rescue-cd and check with hdparm from
there? Dont know if its on the cd, or if you can mount your drive from
there. You could also try knoppix or other live-cd's. That way you maybe
can figure out if its your configuration, kernel or what ever..