Re: [WOLK-devel] question regarding hdd speed

[Mikhail P. <mi...@gh...>]

Marcel,

Thanks for your input.

[root@r2-h17 linux-2.4.20]# hdparm -t /dev/hda

/dev/hda:
 Timing buffered disk reads:  64 MB in  1.39 seconds =3D 46.04 MB/sec
[root@r2-h17 linux-2.4.20]#

regards,
Mikhail.

On Friday 13 June 2003 09:08, Marcel de Riedmatten wrote:
> Le ven 13/06/2003 =E0 11:07, Mikhail P. a =E9crit :
> > root@r2-h17 [~]# hdparm -v /dev/hda
> >
> > /dev/hda:
> >  multcount    =3D 16 (on)
> >  I/O support  =3D  0 (default 16-bit)
> >  unmaskirq    =3D  0 (off)
> >  using_dma    =3D  0 (off)
> >  keepsettings =3D  0 (off)
> >  nowerr       =3D  0 (off)
> >  readonly     =3D  0 (off)
> >  readahead    =3D  8 (on)
> >  geometry     =3D 14593/255/63, sectors =3D 234441648, start =3D 0
> >  busstate     =3D  1 (on)
> > root@r2-h17 [~]#
>
> So you appear to no run dma and to use 16 bit transfert
>
> try
>
> hdparm -d 1 /dev/hda   and
>
> hdparm -c 1 /dev/hda   (or may be -c3)

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