Oliver Endriss wrote: > When I switched to kernel 2.6 for the first time I noticed these issues, > too. Selecting the CFQ I/O scheduler in the kernel solved all problems > for me. Did you try that? yes, i use cfq too. $ cat /sys/block/hd?/queue/scheduler noop anticipatory deadline [cfq] noop anticipatory deadline [cfq] $ cat /sys/block/hd?/queue/read_ahead_kb 4096 4096 $