<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">From: Colin Law <clanlaw@googlemail.com> <div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users@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 <<a ymailto="mailto:lepelerin2002@yahoo.com" href="mailto:lepelerin2002@yahoo.com">lepelerin2002@yahoo.com</a>> 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 -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </div></div> </div> </body></html>