SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS Archives

August 2007

SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS@LISTSERV.FNAL.GOV
Options: Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
Re: SL4.5 and Intel Core 2 Duo system
From:
Jan Iven <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Jan Iven <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:43:33 +0200
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (22 lines) 
On 31/08/07 14:08, Maccy wrote:
> I'm having some problems trying to get SL4.5 to run properly on an Intel 
> Core 2 Duo system with Intel DQ965GF mobo and 2 x SATA II disks. The O/S 
> installs fine but takes forever to boot up and run.

slow boot: remove "rhgb quiet" (see other thread), check whether it 
stops/waits at any particular place (in the kernel) or service.

"general slow": check for errors ("dmesg" or /var/log/messages). We have 
seen a case where a machine would flood syslog and reset the ATA 
controller because no CD was in the drive..

Otherwise do basic "benchmarking" tests to isolate the component that is 
slow (hdparm -tT, check for DMA being enabled, check for processor speed 
not being reduced..)

Sorry, but "it is slow" is probably even worse to troubleshoot than "it 
does not work" ;-)

Regards
jan

ATOM RSS1 RSS2