> > When I copy a file(13Megs) from /home/ to /tmp/, sync takes almost 2 minutes.
> > When I copy the same file to /usr/local/, sync returns almost right away.
> 
> Gad.  Please, mount those filesystems as ext2 and retest.

Checking out $(smartctl -l /dev/hda) might be advisable too.

T.
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