"Waiting for facebook" will be where it's having to get info from the facebook servers because of the "like" button plugin that people requested.
You might want to try clearing your browsers cache, and see if that helps.
No way to know if the SSD is wearing out that I'm aware of beyond the SMART data.
sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda
(the above assumes your SSD ia /dev/sda)
(Warning :: smartctl depends on a features database that contains drive information for "known" drives .. quite often SSD's do not feature in this database ... so if this gives completely wild numbers, it probably means that your SSD isn't in the DB .. )
Yup, mine mentions not being in the database in the smartctl output .. but mine's not the standard SSD for an AA1
[EDIT]
The AA1's SSD doesn't even support TRIM/discard .. so I doubt if it's going to give any real info on it's state .. though hdparm does suggest it supports SMART.
[email protected] ~ $ sudo hdparm -I /dev/sda
[sudo] password for mark:
/dev/sda:
CompactFlash ATA device
Model Number: STT_FEM16GF13M
Serial Number: P756867-PRR4-921C013
Firmware Revision: Ver6.P1C
Standards:
Supported: 5 4
Likely used: 6
Configuration:
Logical max current
cylinders 16383 16383
heads 16 16
sectors/track 63 63
--
CHS current addressable sectors: 30146256
LBA user addressable sectors: 30146256
LBA48 user addressable sectors: 30146256
Logical/Physical Sector size: 512 bytes
device size with M = 1024*1024: 14719 MBytes
device size with M = 1000*1000: 15434 MBytes (15 GB)
cache/buffer size = 1 KBytes (type=DualPort)
Nominal Media Rotation Rate: Solid State Device
Capabilities:
LBA, IORDY(cannot be disabled)
Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum
R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 1 Current = 1
Advanced power management level: 254
DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5 udma6
Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns
PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
Cycle time: no flow control=120ns IORDY flow control=120ns
Commands/features:
Enabled Supported:
* SMART feature set
Security Mode feature set
* Power Management feature set
Write cache
* Host Protected Area feature set
* WRITE_BUFFER command
* READ_BUFFER command
* NOP cmd
* CFA feature set
* Advanced Power Management feature set
SET_MAX security extension
* 48-bit Address feature set
* Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE
Security:
Master password revision code = 65534
supported
not enabled
not locked
not frozen
not expired: security count
supported: enhanced erase
60min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT. 60min for ENHANCED SECURITY ERASE UNIT.
Checksum: correct
AA1 SSD's simply don't support TRIM
You can test this with:
sudo hdparm -I /dev/sda | grep -i TRIM
and you'll get no output.
So I'm afraid wiping the drive is the only option :(
Couldn't agree more with this though:-
I still have to pinch myself that Acer, of all manufacturers can make a computer that I'm as fond of as any of my Macs and PC's I've had in over 25 years
I've rebuilt mine a ton of times because I'm simply not happy without it .. which still surprises me.
I'm currently trying to source a replacement SSD for a second AA1 as a backup unit .. which considering the price of AA1 SSD's should tell you something ;)
I have a couple of other netbooks with HDD's .. it would be chaeper to replace their SATA HDD's with "proper" SSD's but for some reason I can't quite put my finger on, I still prefer my AA1 .. weird innit ?