Thats nothing... check mine!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] user # hdparm -Tt /dev/hda /dev/hda: Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 1.15 seconds =111.30 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 21.18 seconds = 3.02 MB/sec
This fu***************** disk sucks... i compile any stuff seven times slower than a similar cpu/memory... (i think is maybe slower than CD device... who is also VERY slow (and if i put both thogeter... this is the HEEEEEEELL) Tried many hdparam stuff.. but this is the *less* slow day... I think i 'ill buy newer one and use it for bckups... On Saturday 07 June 2003 02:31, Christopher Egner wrote: > Mine responds with: > > #hdparm -Tt /dev/hda > > /dev/hda: > Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 0.78 seconds =164.10 MB/sec > Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 3.33 seconds = 19.22 MB/sec > # hdparm -Tt /dev/hdb > > /dev/hdb: > Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 0.32 seconds =400.00 MB/sec > Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 1.42 seconds = 45.07 MB/sec > > > However, I doubt this is so much the cause as it is another symptom try > flipping your DMA flag on the drive. > > On Sat, 2003-06-07 at 06:55, Joe Stroller wrote: > > I have recently gotten Gentoo installed on a Sony Vaio PCG-C1XD; I am > > using Gentoo sources (linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r5) but it seems quite slow. > > > > Now I know it's only a little Pentium II, but I haven't even installed > > KDE, yet! It has 64meg RAM and 750meg of the 12 gig drive is swap. I > > arranged this swap as hda2, right after my /boot partition, as I believe > > this allows faster access. (?) > > > > hdparm says: > > > > omf root # hdparm -Tt /dev/hda > > > > /dev/hda: > > Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 6.86 seconds = 18.66 MB/sec > > Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 6.36 seconds = 10.07 MB/sec > > Hmm.. [dodgy] results: probably not enough free memory for a proper > > test. omf root # /etc/init.d/hdparm start > > * Starting hdparm... > > * Running hdparm on disc0... [ ok ] > > omf root # hdparm -Tt /dev/hda > > > > /dev/hda: > > Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 6.64 seconds = 19.28 MB/sec > > Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 6.36 seconds = 10.06 MB/sec > > Hmm.. [dodgy] results: probably not enough free memory for a proper > > test. omf root # > > > > Could this be the cause of my poor performance..? Certainly, activities > > involving many disc accesses seem to be particularly slow. At the end of > > an emerge sync, I'm sure the "updating portage cache" part is much faster > > on my other machine. > > > > Many thanks for any comments, > > > > Stroller. > > > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
