HD activity in 10.04

[Arnaud G]

From: Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com>

To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" 
<ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: Mon, January 24, 2011 5:11:28 PM
Subject: Re: HD activity in 10.04

On 24 January 2011 20:48, Arnaud G <lepelerin2002 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> How can I monitor  the HD activity at startup  in Ubuntu 10.04?
> When I start up my laptop, sometimes the HD activity goes on for
> approximately 2-3 minutes.
> It's not always the case.
> It's often before I can login. The gdm is loaded but so much HD activity I
> cannot even move the pointer or enter my credentials.
> It sometimes does the same in a non gdm environment.
> Once the HD activity is back to normal, it's OK.

Have you tried bootchart to see if it provides any useful information?

Colin


no I did not, just installed it and will see if I can find something strange 
when it happens again.

Tx
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