[SD4L-user] Slow container creation

[Jonathan C. <jco...@ro...>]

Using version 2.1-0 built on kernel 2.6.35-28-generic (AMD 
64-bit), I find container creation is very slow. It took 45 
minutes to create a 10G TrueCrypt 7 partition on an external 
USB drive.

Is this normal?

The disk drive light shows a second or so of activity every 
30 seconds. When the operating system formats a partition, 
the disk is continuously active for the few minutes required 
to complete the task.

Thanks.