Hi All,
I recently got in a nice new 2.4GHz core 2 duo with a bunch of memory, 8GB.
I installed kubuntu i386 on it. To get use of the 8GB of memory i
recompiled the kernel to enable high memory support, a.k.a PAE. When i
booted the new kernel it saw all my memory, but it took 10-15 minutes to
boot. i checked dmesg and it didn't seem to report anything out of the
ordinary.
Then, I thought that perhaps the 64bit version of kubuntu might be a better
option. I installed kubuntu 64bit. The install took two days because every
step was extremely slow. Once the install finished, i rebooted and it took
10-15 to boot. I was seeing the same symptoms of the 64bit install as i was
with the 32bit install with PAE.
I tried downloading the current kubuntu 64bit release as well as the beta
of the next release. I'm also trying Fedora Core 7 64bit as i type, but
that install is going just as slow. I hunted through the BIOS for any
suspicious settings. I removed all the hardware except for the CD-ROM (to
boot a live CD). I did searching through the interweb. All with no luck to
solving this problem.
If anyone has any suggestions, they will be much appreciated.
keep cool,
- brad
