[Wlug] core 2 duo extremely slow

[Aaron Haviland]

brad wrote, on Aug 02, 2007 at 21:54 EDT:
> 
> Hi All,
> I recently got in a nice new 2.4GHz core 2 duo with a bunch of memory, 8GB.
> I installed kubuntu i386 on it. To get use of the 8GB of memory i
> recompiled the kernel to enable high memory support, a.k.a PAE. When i
> booted the new kernel it saw all my memory, but it took 10-15 minutes to
> boot. i checked dmesg and it didn't seem to report anything out of the
> ordinary. 
> 
> Then, I thought that perhaps the 64bit version of kubuntu might be a better
> option. I installed kubuntu 64bit. The install took two days because every
> step was extremely slow. Once the install finished, i rebooted and it took
> 10-15 to boot. I was seeing the same symptoms of the 64bit install as i was
> with the 32bit install with PAE. 
> 
> I tried downloading the current kubuntu 64bit release as well as the beta
> of the next release. I'm also trying Fedora Core 7 64bit as i type, but
> that install is going just as slow. I hunted through the BIOS for any
> suspicious settings. I removed all the hardware except for the CD-ROM (to
> boot a live CD). I did searching through the interweb. All with no luck to
> solving this problem.
> 
> If anyone has any suggestions, they will be much appreciated. 
> 
> keep cool,
>  - brad

A couple (possibly) good leads in this thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/linux.gentoo.user/browse_frm/thread/830f835cc37dacb6/d9ef4d926c80149%23d9ef4d926c80149

-- 
Aaron Haviland
34 Wayne Ave, Dudley, MA                       home:  [508] 943 - 7974
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