On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 11:21:49 -0700, ShieldX said: > This happens when working with any kind of large file, > in any way, not just copying, > Even saving a big image (20+ MB etc.) in Gimp causes X, the mouse, and > even gkrellm to lock completely until the entire file is flushed from ram, > > If it's a big file, larger than 512 megs, the box is okay until flush time, > then freezes until it's finished 'flushing' that batch to disk and so on... > > Darn 2.4 kernel! > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > You may also want to check your hard drive parameters to see if it is using UDMA, etc. with hdparm. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss