V7.0.3 LiveDVD-Flash_Installer Error

[sredmon]

Have you been able to install another current Debian-family distro on the stick(s)?

I tried installing Debian 6 to flash drive and during partitioning procedure had this message: Error informing the kernel about modification to partition /dev/sdd2 -- Device or resource busy. This means Linux won't know about any changes you made to /dev/sdd2 until you reboot -- so you shouldn't mount it or use it in any way before rebooting.

I am not experienced enough to know if this is part of the problem with "library versions" or something different.

Re slowness of 7.0.4 vs 6.7.1, seems like it might be CPU usage issue.

[Capricorny]

Re slowness of 7.0.4 vs 6.7.1, seems like it might be CPU usage issue.

CPU usage upon device handling reflects the software runnig, be it kernel modules, libraries or application code. And my guess is that if you do something that ONLY engages kernel modules, like initial booting, you will seldom have any slowdown with newer kernel modules.

[sredmon]

CPU usage upon device handling reflects the software runnig, be it kernel modules, libraries or application code.

I use current Firefox with several security/privacy add-ons, current Thunderbird with IMAP account, and Dropbox. That probably explains high CPU usage?

[Capricorny]

I use current Firefox with several security/privacy add-ons, current Thunderbird with IMAP account, and Dropbox. That probably explains high CPU usage?

Sure it may - but with enough RAM, that should work out about the same regardless of installs. That is, unless there is an aggressive cache-writing/reading policy in place that effectively circumvents the Linux kernel's RAM-caching. In that case, we might se a double effect, both direct CPU usage and indirect through inefficient reading/writing. USB handling has traditionally tended to be rather CPU-intensive in any case.