Hello

I have just installed Suse 10 and compared to 9.3 its painfully/unbearably SLOW. Can anyone offer any advice, please? Some info:

total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 970656 917948 52708 0 95200 592920
-/+ buffers/cache: 229828 740828
Swap: 1052216 0 1052216


darrendowlut@linux:~> ps aux
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
root 1 0.0 0.0 692 264 ? S 01:09 0:01 init [5]
root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 01:09 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
root 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 01:09 0:00 [events/0]
root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 01:09 0:00 [khelper]
root 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 01:09 0:00 [kthread]
root 11 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 01:09 0:00 [kacpid]
root 447 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 01:09 0:00 [kblockd/0]
root 485 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 01:09 0:00 [pdflush]
root 486 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 01:09 0:01 [pdflush]
root 488 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 01:09 0:00 [aio/0]
root 487 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 01:09 0:00 [kswapd0]
root 1078 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 01:09 0:00 [kseriod]
root 1197 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 01:09 0:00 [ata/0]
root 1208 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 01:09 0:00 [scsi_eh_0]
root 1209 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 01:09 0:00 [scsi_eh_1]
root 1292 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 01:09 0:00 [reiserfs/0]
root 2398 0.0 0.0 1868 932 ? S<s 01:09 0:01 /sbin/udevd --daemon --stop-exec-queue
root 2803 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 01:09 0:00 [shpchpd_event]
root 2838 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 01:09 0:00 [khubd]
100 4064 0.0 0.1 3520 1548 ? Ss 01:09 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system
root 4144 0.0 0.0 1884 876 ? Ss 01:09 0:00 /sbin/syslog-ng
root 4285 0.0 0.0 1628 604 ? Ss 01:09 0:00 /sbin/klogd -c 1 -x -x
root 4717 0.0 0.0 2200 800 ? Ss 01:09 0:00 /sbin/resmgrd
root 4899 0.0 0.0 1668 680 ? Ss 01:09 0:00 /sbin/dhcpcd -C -H -D -K -N -t 999999 -h linux -c /etc/sysconfig/network/scripts/dhcpcd-ho
mdnsd 5094 0.0 0.0 1960 928 ? Ss 01:09 0:00 /usr/sbin/mdnsd -f /etc/nss_mdns.conf -b
nobody 5113 0.0 0.0 1532 496 ? Ss 01:09 0:00 /sbin/portmap
root 5145 0.0 0.0 1496 544 ? Ss 01:09 0:00 /usr/sbin/acpid
root 5156 0.0 0.0 2752 748 ? Ss 01:09 0:00 /opt/kde3/bin/kdm
root 5215 13.3 3.2 33344 31304 tty7 Rs+ 01:09 5:48 /usr/X11R6/bin/X -br -nolisten tcp :0 vt7 -auth /var/lib/xdm/authdir/authfiles/A:0-4ehn9p
lp 5225 0.0 0.3 6824 3236 ? Ss 01:09 0:00 /usr/sbin/cupsd
root 5231 0.0 0.1 3564 1328 ? S 01:09 0:00 -:0
root 5343 0.0 0.1 8840 1108 ? Ssl 01:09 0:00 /usr/sbin/nscd
root 5417 0.0 0.1 4796 1892 ? Ss 01:09 0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd -o PidFile=/var/run/sshd.init.pid
1000 5432 0.0 0.1 3876 1380 ? Ss 01:09 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/X11R6/bin/kde
root 5484 0.0 0.1 5140 1628 ? Ss 01:09 0:00 /usr/lib/postfix/master
postfix 5514 0.0 0.1 5108 1548 ? S 01:09 0:00 pickup -l -t fifo -u
postfix 5515 0.0 0.1 5140 1576 ? S 01:09 0:00 qmgr -l -t fifo -u
root 5541 0.0 0.0 1784 628 ? Ss 01:09 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron
root 5571 0.0 0.3 4984 3672 ? Ss 01:09 0:01 /usr/sbin/hald --daemon=yes --retain-privileges
1000 5594 0.0 0.0 2716 736 ? S 01:09 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session /usr/X11R6/bin/kde
root 5595 0.0 0.0 1788 576 ? S 01:09 0:00 hald-addon-acpi
1000 5603 0.0 0.1 3408 1272 ? Ss 01:09 0:00 dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 8 --print-address 6 --session
root 5667 0.0 0.1 3136 1584 ? S 01:09 0:00 /usr/sbin/powersaved -d -f /var/run/acpid.socket -v 3
root 5792 0.0 0.0 1792 612 ? S 01:09 0:01 hald-addon-storage
root 5829 0.0 0.0 1928 620 tty1 Ss+ 01:09 0:00 /sbin/mingetty --noclear tty1
root 5830 0.0 0.0 1932 608 tty2 Ss+ 01:09 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty2
root 5831 0.0 0.0 1928 604 tty3 Ss+ 01:09 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty3
root 5832 0.0 0.0 1932 608 tty4 Ss+ 01:09 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty4
root 5833 0.0 0.0 1932 608 tty5 Ss+ 01:09 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty5
root 5834 0.0 0.0 1932 608 tty6 Ss+ 01:09 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty6
1000 5959 0.0 0.8 23312 8472 ? Ss 01:09 0:00 kdeinit Running...
1000 5963 0.0 0.8 22464 8188 ? S 01:09 0:00 dcopserver [kdeinit] --nosid
1000 5965 0.0 0.9 24392 9524 ? S 01:09 0:00 klauncher [kdeinit]
1000 5968 0.4 1.5 29088 14588 ? S 01:09 0:10 kded [kdeinit]
1000 5984 0.0 1.1 24172 10812 ? S 01:10 0:01 kaccess [kdeinit]
1000 5985 0.0 0.0 1484 340 ? S 01:10 0:00 kwrapper ksmserver
1000 5987 0.0 1.1 24828 11084 ? S 01:10 0:02 ksmserver [kdeinit]
1000 5988 0.8 1.4 26928 13772 ? S 01:10 0:21 kwin [kdeinit] -session 10e4696e75000113069663900000145360000_1131027906_941405
1000 5990 0.4 1.9 34372 18724 ? S 01:10 0:12 kdesktop [kdeinit]
1000 6000 1.1 1.7 30168 17156 ? S 01:10 0:30 kicker [kdeinit]
1000 6002 0.0 1.3 26152 13512 ? S 01:10 0:02 susewatcher [kdeinit] -caption SUSE Watcher -icon yast -miniicon yast --quiet
1000 6005 0.0 0.9 23804 9160 ? S 01:10 0:00 kio_file [kdeinit] file /tmp/ksocket-darrendowlut/klaunchergrgH7b.slave-socket /tmp/ksocke
1000 6025 0.2 2.2 36328 21876 ? S 01:10 0:07 konqueror [kdeinit] --preload
1000 6183 0.0 0.1 3880 1380 ? S 01:10 0:00 /bin/bash /home/darrendowlut/azureus/azureus
1000 6207 6.8 8.4 398632 82308 ? Sl 01:10 2:55 java -Xms16m -Xmx128m -cp /home/darrendowlut/azureus/Azureus2.jar:/home/darrendowlut/azure
root 10903 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 01:12 0:00 [kgameportd]
1000 11086 12.2 1.5 46380 14680 ? RLl 01:13 4:53 xmms
1000 12326 0.0 0.1 3876 1364 ? S 01:24 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/firefox
1000 12333 8.8 4.8 91800 47148 ? Sl 01:24 2:30 /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/firefox-bin
1000 12339 0.0 0.2 5000 2468 ? S 01:25 0:00 /opt/gnome/lib/GConf/2/gconfd-2 16
1000 13273 0.0 1.3 31912 12780 ? S 01:33 0:00 knotify [kdeinit]
1000 13440 0.0 0.5 15016 5436 ? S 01:35 0:00 /opt/kde3/bin/kdesud
1000 13634 2.6 2.3 57772 22360 ? S 01:37 0:24 gaim
1000 13813 0.0 1.4 45676 13976 ? Ss 01:43 0:00 xmms
1000 13864 2.3 2.8 48488 27780 ? S 01:45 0:10 superkaramba /home/darrendowlut/Karamba/lwp-8.5.skz
1000 13871 1.7 1.5 29404 15412 ? S 01:46 0:07 superkaramba /home/darrendowlut/Karamba/AeroG/aeroG-clock.theme
1000 13873 1.5 1.5 29368 15284 ? S 01:46 0:06 superkaramba /home/darrendowlut/Karamba/AeroG/aeroG-cpu.theme
1000 13876 1.4 1.5 29508 15340 ? S 01:46 0:06 superkaramba /home/darrendowlut/Karamba/AeroG/aeroG-disk-home.theme
1000 13881 1.5 1.5 29512 15316 ? S 01:46 0:06 superkaramba /home/darrendowlut/Karamba/AeroG/aeroG-disk.theme
1000 13885 1.4 1.5 29512 15288 ? S 01:46 0:05 superkaramba /home/darrendowlut/Karamba/AeroG/aeroG-ram.theme
1000 13908 1.6 1.5 29368 15256 ? S 01:47 0:06 superkaramba /home/darrendowlut/Karamba/AeroG/aeroG-net.theme
1000 14125 2.7 1.5 29036 14844 ? R 01:52 0:01 konsole [kdeinit]
1000 14126 0.1 0.1 4360 1832 pts/1 Ss 01:52 0:00 /bin/bash
1000 14170 0.0 0.0 2716 820 pts/1 R+ 01:53 0:00 ps aux


linux:/home/darrendowlut # hdparm /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
multcount = 16 (on)
IO_support = 1 (32-bit)
unmaskirq = 1 (on)
using_dma = 1 (on)
keepsettings = 0 (off)
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead = 256 (on)
geometry = 16383/255/63, sectors = 234493056, start = 0

Interestingly, when I issue the 'top' command it says that there are "3 users" and then gives me a load average for each. Why three users??

Some help on this would be greatly appreciated, otherwise back to 9.3.



Thanks in advance!