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CombinedEffort
April 24th, 2009, 08:40 AM
I'm running 9.04 from a USB stick on an eee 701 and the Menu/Desktop that shows when the machine first boots is VERY laggy - almost unusable.

Applications such as firefox are fine, but moving the mouse around the Menu/Desktop is like I'm using a remote machine over a 56k connection.

Anyone else getting this on an eee 701? I'm trying to wean the out-laws off WinXP...

Cheers,

Rich
tonyr1988
April 24th, 2009, 07:46 PM
It should run faster if you install it to disk vs. booting from USB drive (I'm on a Dell Mini 9 and it sped up). Also, have you looked into eeebuntu? It's Ubuntu specifically designed for eees.
CombinedEffort
April 24th, 2009, 08:11 PM
It should run faster if you install it to disk vs. booting from USB drive (I'm on a Dell Mini 9 and it sped up). Also, have you looked into eeebuntu? It's Ubuntu specifically designed for eees.

I don't think it's a USB .vs. disk issue - the stick has an 'access light' and it doesn't appear to be accessing the stick when I see the lag.

I wanted to avoid going for a fork ubuntu distro, but that may be the best option...

Rich
dj.dule
April 24th, 2009, 08:27 PM
I installed 9.04 NBR on EEEpc 1000's hard disk, fresh install and have the same problem. It is running from hard disk. So I doubt it is USB issue.
blokeley
April 25th, 2009, 11:12 AM
I have created a bug for this:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/366562
brunogirin
April 25th, 2009, 11:15 AM
I confirm the same problem on my EeePC 701 (installed on disk, not USB)
brunogirin
April 25th, 2009, 11:27 AM
Looks like there is a related bug already reported: https://bugs.launchpad.net/netbook-remix-launcher/+bug/239943
njpatel
April 27th, 2009, 01:00 PM
Hi guys, this is an issue with the Intel drivers that are in Jaunty (and the kernel module that handles them). The bug is at https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/349314, where you'll also find an updated kernel package which should fix the issue for you.

I believe that we're trying to get this into -updates as an SRU asap too.
warren94
May 3rd, 2009, 09:42 AM
All you need to do,, however silly it sounds, is choose generic in grub NOT the default server edition.
hope this helps.