On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 6:34 AM, Peter Reinhold <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hi all, > > Is it possible to run a game update (./steam -command update ..) that does > not verify the entire gamefolder befores downloading? > > Running a standard update, not specifying -verify_all results in a flurry > of disc activity, and I would really like to avoid that. > > Peter, On newer linux kernels using the CFQ scheduler try"ionice" i.e. "ionice -c 3 steam -command update ..." running IDLE and only gets disk access when no other program asked for disk after the grace period. See the man page for details. > /Peter > > ______________________________**_________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/**mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux<http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux> > -- Erik S _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
