Check out my interesting timings: /dev/hda: multcount = 0 (off) I/O support = 0 (default 16-bit) unmaskirq = 1 (on) using_dma = 0 (off) keepsettings = 0 (off) nowerr = 0 (off) readonly = 0 (off) readahead = 0 (off) geometry = 1232/255/63, sectors = 19807200, start = 0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/dan/debs/pgcc/gcc-2.95.2# hdparm -t /dev/hda /dev/hda: Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 15.10 seconds = 4.24 MB/sec
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/dan/debs/pgcc/gcc-2.95.2# hdparm -tT /dev/hda /dev/hda: Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 2.32 seconds = 55.17 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 6.83 seconds = 9.37 MB/sec [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/dan/debs/pgcc/gcc-2.95.2# hdparm /dev/hda /dev/hda: multcount = 16 (on) I/O support = 1 (32-bit) unmaskirq = 0 (off) using_dma = 0 (off) keepsettings = 0 (off) nowerr = 0 (off) readonly = 0 (off) readahead = 16 (on) geometry = 1232/255/63, sectors = 19807200, start = 0 Note: when my machine is a bit idler, I can get better scores. When I overclock my machine from 350 to 370 I get +~2 MB/s more. -- Get the truth or risc frying your brains! --> www.truthinlabeling.org <--
