On Fri, 10 May 2002 13:28:02 -0400 "Matthew Daubenspeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> burnt:/home/mellofone# hdparm /dev/hda > > /dev/hda: > multcount = 0 (off) > I/O support = 0 (default 16-bit) > unmaskirq = 0 (off) > using_dma = 0 (off) > keepsettings = 0 (off) > nowerr = 0 (off) > readonly = 0 (off) > readahead = 8 (on) > geometry = 4865/255/63, sectors = 78165360, start = 0 > HDIO_GET_BUSSTATE failed: Input/output error > > I'm no expert, but that doesn't look good :) Well, it's not terrible, but definitely not a config that will give you the performance you'd expect from an ATA100 drive. Currently, you're not using 32 bit I/O or DMA (two items that will majorly impact your drives performance). Also, you're not using multcount. Based on your previous post, I think the following command may help tune your HD's performance a bit: hdparm -c1 -d1 -m16 /dev/hda The above is probably not optimaal, but most likely significantly better than you were getting. If the above works for you long term, add a "-k1" to the list of switches which will help the drive keep it's settings between resets (not reboots). -- Jamin W. Collins -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
