Initializing hardware... slow

[Rahul Sundaram]

Hi

>Everything is slow not just boot there. Just like if someone stole the
>CPU one night and replaced it with a slower one. And this version of
>udev does not change anything.
>
>(sharpest difference in firefox : clicking on any link takes several
>seconds instead of being almost instantaneous before)
>
>I suspect the kernel more than anything else.
>
>  
>
Would you try running bootchart on it (http://bootchart.sf.net) and 
produce the output? . That might help

regards
Rahul