Jason Bodnar wrote:
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>
> >Next, check to see if hard drive speed seems reasonable with something
> >like 'hdparm -tT /dev/hda' (or whatever drive you're using for Linux).
>
> I think we've found the culprit.
>
> buffer-cache reads: 57.40 MB/sec
> buffered disk reads: .31 MB/sec !!!!
Wow, this is *really* slow. My own HD is also a Medalist 8,5GB and has
(with no optimizations whatsoever):
/dev/hda:
Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 1.49 seconds =85.91 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 15.12 seconds = 4.23
MB/sec
Get a replacement drive, this one's half dead.
tom
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