Matt, This bug, which has been around since 2007 (it is now 2010!!) was enough for to remove Linux from my desktop computers. My suggestion would be to eat humble pie and buy a copy of Windows 7.
Comparison, same hardware, SATA drives, 1G file; Linux > 5 minutes. Win7 < seconds!! -- Slow SATA performance https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/119730 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs