hi, try the top command dorung this "hdd storm" and find which one is "topping" the list chances are that you would catch the culprit from there -sdg-
On Sat, 2002-06-29 at 10:39, Abhishek wrote: > Hi, > I have this weird problem, which I can't seem to diagnose. I've got > a celeron433, 64MB RAM and redhat7.2. when ever I use my computer, it > seems to go into this loading binge that goes on for 15 > minutes(sometimes less) and prevents me from working properly and raises > my frustration levels. once it has settled down it behaves like a nice > kid, causing no problems. > i feel the problem may have to do with the fact that 7.2 requires a > higher RAM for GNOME and gets tries filling up swap memory to satisfy > its needs. or is it the signs of a crashing disk, I had a similair > problem before when my disk crashed, but the sound was louder and weirder. > I have at present a seagate 20GB hard disk. what do you suggest I > should do? downgrade to a lower version of redhat, I never had these > problems with 6.2, it started to surface when I began to use 7.0, 7.1 > and 7.2. would an upgrade to higher RAM solve my problem. > hope to hear from you guys, thanks!! > > > -- ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek No, I will not fix your computer. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
