On Wed, Nov 15, 2006 at 01:09:25AM +0000, Tyler wrote: > Hi, > > I have noticed that my laptop is starting to slow down quite noticeably, > although irregularly so. Basic tasks like opening xterm in fluxbox > sometimes take a few seconds or more, and there's even a noticeable > delay with command line stuff like ls. Not always, usually after I've > been running for awhile (hours). I also notice that sometimes my > harddrive seems to 'rev' (spin for a second, pause, spin for a second, > pause, repeated continuously over a minute or more), even when I'm not > doing anything (just reading documents in xpdf or a browser window. > > Maybe this is just normal for a laptop, but I don't know. Is there some > way to check to see if I'm having any non-trivial hardware issues? > > I'm running etch, fluxbox, 2.6.17-2, Thinkpad R60. >
That the slow down happens after a while suggests that its a temperature thing. Do you have sensors activated? Does the fan work? Does the case get hot and if so where? The processor may be being slowed down by the bios/firmware to cool it. The drive reving I would guess is swapping happening re the browser needing to page memory in or out. Does it happen if you're not using X but only console? Its spin and pause is to save your battery. If you're on AC there is probably a way to have it not spin-down (uses more juice but easier on the drive motor). Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
