Re: why would fdisk -l take so long?

[Albretch Mueller <lbrtchx@gmail.com>]

 I just backed up all the data
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 Yet, it seems something else may be (also?) somehow relating to those
delays. Since I start knoppix 7.0.2 as:
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 knoppix no3d fromhd=/dev/sda9
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 could these issues/problems relate to the fact that /dev/sda9 is
mounted read-only and knoppix keeps it to itself throughout its
running time?
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 See bellow the fdisk -l timings when I run knoppix from the dvd
~
 lbrtchx

// __ fdisk -l

$ date; X=`(time fdisk -l) 2>&1 | grep real`; echo $X
Fri Sep 28 10:20:26 UTC 2012
real 0m0.014s
$ date; X=`(time fdisk -l) 2>&1 | grep real`; echo $X
Fri Sep 28 10:20:28 UTC 2012
real 0m0.012s
$ date; X=`(time fdisk -l) 2>&1 | grep real`; echo $X
Fri Sep 28 10:20:29 UTC 2012
real 0m0.012s
$ date; X=`(time fdisk -l) 2>&1 | grep real`; echo $X
Fri Sep 28 10:20:29 UTC 2012
real 0m0.013s

// __ fdisk -l /dev/sda

$ date; X=`(time fdisk -l /dev/sda) 2>&1 | grep real`; echo $X
Fri Sep 28 10:20:35 UTC 2012
real 0m0.002s
$ date; X=`(time fdisk -l /dev/sda) 2>&1 | grep real`; echo $X
Fri Sep 28 10:20:36 UTC 2012
real 0m0.002s
$ date; X=`(time fdisk -l /dev/sda) 2>&1 | grep real`; echo $X
Fri Sep 28 10:20:37 UTC 2012
real 0m0.002s
$ date; X=`(time fdisk -l /dev/sda) 2>&1 | grep real`; echo $X
Fri Sep 28 10:20:38 UTC 2012
real 0m0.002s