On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:20:09 +0200, Andrew J. Barr wrote: > The kernel > is a custom 2.6.20.6 kernel with preemption installed (I note that > because it's not in the default powerpc kernel from etch)
Preemption on PPC is (was?) a bad bad idea. Try using the Debian stock kernel for a while and see if things get better. As for the rest, check that DMA is activated on your hard drive. Which is extremely slow anyway... I have an iBook so I know what I'm talking about :) -- Best Regards, Jack Linux User #264449 Powered by Debian GNU/Linux on AMD64 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
