On 5 Jan 2010, at 06:21, Mick wrote: >> ... >> Solved. The problem was CFQ I/O scheduler. It was several times slower >> than the others, for whatever reason. >> ... > > Hmmm ... reading at the help files I thought that CFQ was the default/best > option for a desktop. Is there such a thing as a best fit here?
I had this notion that it was the worst option for everything, unless your computer has 96+ CPUs. Stroller.
