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[Discuss] Why are all my hard drives slow on Ubuntu? (new computer)



Would be curious if the boot lines are the same, or what difference(s)
might exist between 32 and 64 bit versions to make the 64-bit work.

Same kernel version, too?

Scott


On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Daniel Barrett <dbarrett at blazemonger.com>wrote:

>
> SOLVED!
>
> Switching to a 64-bit kernel did the trick. I booted on the Ubuntu 13.04
> 64-bit live CD, and disk operations are speedy.
>
> Thank you to everybody who helped out with suggestions and the occasional
> snarky comment about 32-bit PAE! :-)
>
> --
> Dan Barrett
> dbarrett at blazemonger.com
>
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