I have the same problem with an old HP XE3 and intrepid kernel 2.6.27-9. When updatedb runs, it freezes everything, openoffice starting time goes up to five or ten minutes.
output of ,,lspci -vv'': 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801CAM IDE U100 Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 0021 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5 Region 0: I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8] Region 1: I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1] Region 2: I/O ports at 0170 [size=8] Region 3: I/O ports at 0374 [size=1] Region 4: I/O ports at 1860 [size=16] Region 5: Memory at e0100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] Kernel driver in use: ata_piix Kernel modules: ata_piix I tried to blacklisting ata_piix, but cant find alternative driver: sudo bash echo blacklist ata_piix >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-local echo pata_oldpiix >> /etc/initramfs-tools/modules echo pata_mpiix >> /etc/initramfs-tools/modules echo ide_generic >> /etc/initramfs-tools/modules echo ide_cd >> /etc/initramfs-tools/modules echo ide_disk >> /etc/initramfs-tools/modules update-initramfs -u please help :) any ideas? -- System really slow like if no DMA from Edgy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/157286 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs