Re: Desktop becomes unresponsive during large file access

2008-12-03 Thread Ron Johnson
On 12/03/08 11:54, Slim Joe wrote: On 2008/12/2, Ron wrote: On 12/02/08 04:36, Slim Joe wrote: [snip] When executing commands or programs on large files (> 100 MB), the system becomes unresponsive. [snip] I suspect this is either a scheduling problem or a module conflict. Is there some

Re: Desktop becomes unresponsive during large file access

2008-12-03 Thread Slim Joe
On 2008/12/2, Ron wrote: > On 12/02/08 04:36, Slim Joe wrote: [snip] >> When executing commands or programs on large files (> 100 MB), >> the system becomes unresponsive. [snip] >> I suspect this is either a scheduling problem or a module conflict. >> Is there some kernel magic or option I nee

Re: Desktop becomes unresponsive during large file access

2008-12-02 Thread Ron Johnson
On 12/02/08 04:36, Slim Joe wrote: This is a problem that I've learned to live with since I first installed a SATA hard disk. It afflicts two different systems, one running Ubuntu and the other Debian. When executing commands or programs on large files (> 100 MB), the system becomes unresponsiv

Re: Desktop becomes unresponsive during large file access

2008-12-02 Thread Jörg-Volker Peetz
Try to use a ata driver specific for your hardware (e.g., ATA_PIIX); the ata_generic driver is the problem, i think. -- Regards, Jörg-Volker. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Desktop becomes unresponsive during large file access

2008-12-02 Thread Slim Joe
This is a problem that I've learned to live with since I first installed a SATA hard disk. It afflicts two different systems, one running Ubuntu and the other Debian. When executing commands or programs on large files (> 100 MB), the system becomes unresponsive. Among such commands are: (1) sha1