Re: Linux slooow?!?
* Dennis Kaplan <News@orces.com> [2004-01-14 12:48]:
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> The problem is the CPU load when idle it runs between 5-30 %
> As soon as I start an application it goes up to 100% and stays there till
> the application is done loading. Loading an application like Kmail takes
> about 2 to 3 minutes.
What is using the cpu? top should tell you.
What is the output of hdparm -Ttv /dev/your-drive ?
Run it against both drives on the slow system. Just for grins you might
also run it on the system that seems ok to compare the two. Perhaps you
are running without dma?
Lou
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