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Comment 197 for bug 131094

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Tobias Oetiker (tobi-oetiker) wrote : Re: [Bug 131094] Re: Heavy Disk I/O harms desktop responsiveness

Hi Hendrick,

try 2.6.29.1 or 2.6.30rcX both kernels should have anumber of fixes
for this problem which has been affecting a wide range of systems.

cheers
tobi

Today Hendrik van den Boogaard wrote:

> I just installed a fresh Jaunty and I am experiencing the same problem.
> When I'm copying large files the responsiveness of the system goes down
> dramatically. You practically cannot use the system any more. It takes
> ages for the top menu to load (its icons) and when you start a simple
> program like the terminal it also takes ages for the terminal to appear.
> I have never experienced this on the Intrepid/Hardy/Gutsy/Feisty/Dapper
> releases before.
>
> The only difference from my Intrepid install is that I did a fresh
> install on a SATA harddisk where my older releases were on an IDE drive.
>
> I can try to install the Intrepid kernel on this Jaunty install and see
> if the problem persists.
>
>

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