Major problem with Oneiric 11.10 freezing

[Alvin]

On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:54:06 +0100, Tom Bell <cbell44 at cfl.rr.com> wrote:

> On 02/13/2012 05:38 AM, Alvin wrote:
>> [...]
>> 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?

Linux Volume Manager. Often used on top of an md device. If you don't know  
what it is, you will probably not use it. It can't be installed with the  
default Kubuntu installer. You need the alternate CD.

High load when LVM snapshots are present is a known problem.

Unexplained load is often due to I/O problems. Try 'iotop' to see what's  
causing I/O.