On Sat, Mar 31, 2007 at 12:35:01PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have always some problems with the HP dc5750. After installing > "wildly" the system (by copying a Knoppix 32 bits CD on the HD). > The system runs, slowly..., even X and KDE are OK, but I encounter a new > problem. > Ths disk is deadly slow : > hdparm -t gives 1.43 Mo/s !!!! > on an 23 years old Amiga 2000 running Linux I get 3.4 Mo/s > so 1.43 Mo/s is quite a pain. > I want to compile a new kernel with only the needed modules , eg a > better disk driver, and no unused modules. The problem is that I can't > get a working kernel on the machine, the kernel does not boot with a > panic "does not find the disk ... append a correct root=... ". > I try with a 2.6.20 kernel, take the 2.6.19 config found in the Knoppix > install and a make oldconfig. The kernel compile is OK but panics while > booting not finding the boot disk. > > There is something which does not work properly with the disk > driver ... > Any help will be appreciated.
Usually less than 2MB/s means you don't have DMA enabled, which usually means you are using the wrong ide driver or have a bad configuration somewhere. You can check the settings in /proc/ide/hda/settings or whatever your HD is. As for installing knoppix that way, I have no idea. knoppix is a tolerable live cd but I would hate to have it as my normal use system. -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
