Hi, Modify '/etc/conf.d/hdparam' Then 'rc-update add hdparam default'
Cheers, dav -----Original Message----- From: news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 3:54 PM To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-user] hdparm settings Hello, Upon rebooting my portable I get these settings: /dev/hda: multcount = 16 (on) IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit) unmaskirq = 0 (off) using_dma = 1 (on) keepsettings = 0 (off) readonly = 0 (off) readahead = 256 (on) geometry = 16383/255/63, sectors = 60011642880, start = 0 I then issue: hdparm -d 1 -A 1 -m 16 -u 1 -c1 -a 256 /dev/hda Which results in: /dev/hda: multcount = 16 (on) IO_support = 1 (32-bit) unmaskirq = 1 (on) using_dma = 1 (on) keepsettings = 0 (off) readonly = 0 (off) readahead = 256 (on) geometry = 16383/255/63, sectors = 60011642880, start = 0 So far so good. I need to stress test the HD to make sure performance is good. However on a P4 (3GHz) portable with 1G of ram, I never get close to using the drive. This is good news because the 2.6.11-gentoo-r6 kernel is really smoking for me, but, I need to test these HD settings to be sure they are good. Last, when I issue: hdparm -k1 /dev/hda I get: /dev/hda: setting keep_settings to 1 (on) keepsettings = 1 (on) But upon reboot, I'm back to: multcount = 16 (on) IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit) unmaskirq = 0 (off) using_dma = 1 (on) keepsettings = 0 (off) readonly = 0 (off) readahead = 256 (on) How to test the drive performance and make the HD settings permanent has eluded me. Ideas are most welcome. James -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list Visit our website at http://www.ubs.com This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
