Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686 Version: 2.6.8-3 Bug: #273638 I also had this problem. I upgraded from version 2.6.8-2 to 2.6.8-3 then things went incredibly slowly. I'm using devfs. Could this be a problem? Hardware: Toshiba Satellite Pro 4270. Celeron 650MHz (laptop, yet again) Lyle Winton.