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#1

Hi

My problem is that sometimes openSUSE 11.2 64 (KDE 4.3.5) loads from 10-20 minutes >:( and work very slowly so I have to reboot and then everything works normal.
I think it happens when I use TrueCrypt, could it cause that?
How can I check whats slowing down my PC?

#2

Hi
You can press the esc key when it’s booting to see what is happening.
Else there is bootchartd, but you need to set the system to boot to
runlevel 3 by adding it to the options menu in grub. If you install
bootchartd it will create a file in /var/log called bootchart.png.

Install bootchartd via YaST or zypper then at grub options add;


3 init=/sbin/bootchartd

Here is an example for this machine;
http://thumbnails26.imagebam.com/7003/4ec74270020402.gif](http://www.imagebam.com/image/4ec74270020402)

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 2 (i586) Kernel 2.6.33-rc7-3-desktop
up 15:17, 2 users, load average: 0.04, 0.07, 0.04
ASUS eeePC 1000HE ATOM N280 1.66GHz | GPU Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME

#3

Im sorry, I forgot to mention that system loads in normal speed till login manager appear.
When login window appear HDD diode is constantly lighting.

And this is bootchart log:
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/949/bootchartk.th.png](http://img51.imageshack.us/i/bootchartk.png/)

#4

May be a bad sector on the drive. That can cause massive slowdowns. Get scan software from the drive manufacturer

#5

No, I don’t think so… It’s new laptop and if that would be the problem it should happen every time :stuck_out_tongue:

#6

rozbarwinek wrote:

>
> Hi
>
> My problem is that sometimes openSUSE 11.2 64 (KDE 4.3.5) loads
> from 10-20 minutes >:( and work very slowly so I have to reboot
> and then everything works normal.
> I think it happens when I use TrueCrypt, could it cause that?
> How can I check whats slowing down my PC?
>
Do you have one of the indexing programs installed and enable. They
have been know to slow things down.

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Russ
| openSUSE 11.2 (2.6.31.12-0.1-desktop) x86_64 | KDE 4.3.5 release 3
| Intel Core 2 Dual E7200 | 4 GB RAM | GeForce 8400 GS | 320GB Disc
(2) |

#7

No, I don’t
I think that TrueCrypt cause that, is it possible?

#8

Add a new user, login as that user and see if the problem is the same for that user. Disable autologin.

#9

I don’t have autologin enabled :stuck_out_tongue:
And it happen in every installation before so new user won’t change anything >:)