Major problem with Oneiric 11.10 freezing

[Tom Bell]

On 02/13/2012 05:38 AM, Alvin wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:33:04 +0100, Tom Bell <cbell44 at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>> [...]
>> Thanks for the help!
>> The files have been uploaded:
>>
>>     http://www.picpaste.com/snapshot3-SMzt9oc1.png
>>     http://www.picpaste.com/snapshot4-NvZOGk5m.png
>>     http://www.picpaste.com/snapshot5-0oDMMFaI.png
>> <http://www.picpaste.com/snapshot5-0oDMMFaI.png>
>> One thing to note:  these screenshots are completely unretouched, no 
>> Photoshop!
>> You will note the max out of both the CPUs while "top" shows little 
>> simultaneous usage of the CPUs.
>> You will also notice that the network is not in use and that the 
>> memory, 8G, is little used.
>
> I see 'md' in that process list. Are you using LVM with snapshots?
>
I am not an expert, so I have no idea what LVM is.
Explanation?
Thank you!

Tom