On Mon, 5 Jul 1999, Jean-Louis Debert wrote:
> Axalon wrote:
> > Try this on that MVP3 board you should see vast improvements
> >
> > --
> > # Optimisation of Hard drive.
> > if [ -x /sbin/hdparm ];then
> > LIST_HD=$(grep '^hd.*' /var/log/dmesg|\
> > grep -ivE '(CD.*ROM|FLOPPY|TAPE|STATUS|DVD)'|cut -d: -f1|sort|uniq)
> > for i in $LIST_HD;do
> > action "Starting Hard Drive optimisations for $i" \
> > hdparm -d1 -u1 -X66 /dev/$i
> > #^ I get another 5mb vs. useing 33
> > done
> > fi
> > --
> >
> > No resets no coruption
> > Model=Maxtor 90576D4, FwRev=WAS8283C, on an atrend ATC-5220
>
> I'll give it a try, but I don't think the X66 will work: it is intended
> for ATA/66, right ? Well the MVP3 (VT82C586B southbridge) only supports
> UDMA/33, for ATA/66 I would need MVP4 (VT82C686 southbridge). At least
> this is what the VIA docs say.
> Besides, I'm pretty sure that the disk doesn't support it as well ...
>
> Thanks anyway.
>
> --
> Jean-Louis Debert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 74 Annemasse France
> old Linux fan
Right thats why i mentioned the 33 vs. 66, you mentioned the drive only
supported the 33.
This board has the VT82C586/B, but the drive will still be a limit.
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Bus 0, device 7, function 0:
ISA bridge: VIA Technologies VT 82C586 Apollo ISA (rev 65).
Medium devsel. Master Capable. No bursts.
Bus 0, device 7, function 1:
IDE interface: VIA Technologies VT 82C586 Apollo IDE (rev 6).
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master Capable. Latency=64.
I/O at 0xe000 [0xe001].
Bus 0, device 7, function 3:
Host bridge: VIA Technologies VT 82C586B Apollo ACPI (rev 16).
Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable.
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