https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447142 User jkupec@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=447142#c446344 Summary: update-bootloader hangs kernel installation for >10 minutes Product: openSUSE 11.1 Version: Factory Platform: x86 OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Update Problems AssignedTo: kernel-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: jkupec@novell.com QAContact: jsrain@novell.com CC: aorlovskyy@novell.com, jreidinger@novell.com Depends on: 446344 Found By: --- +++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #446344 +++ to reproduce: 1-use system with many partitions (~15-40) 2-install new kernel via any standard method, e.g. rpm, smart or zypper actual results: 1-installation of "kernel" takes long time (10 minutes or more), most of which top shows update-bootload, while ps -A shows many instances of hald-addon-stor expect results: 1-installation of "kernel" takes only 3 minutes or less (on 2GHz P4) comments: 1-the problem is compounded due to the split kernel packaging, which results in initrd being built at least once for each kernel subpackage 2-the problem is further compounded by zypper installing multiple kernels (e.g. both default and pae) (I cooked, then ate, dinner, then filed this bug, all while zipper was installing the two latest default and pae kernels.) 3-mailing list thread containing extra details begins at: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2008-11/msg00490.html -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.