Kingsly John saw fit to inform me that:
>On Sun, 8 Apr 2001, Rajesh Fowkar wrote:
>
> |/sbin/hdparm -c1 -d1 -a1 /dev/hda
>
>the problem is with -a1 ... remove that option off ... and you should see
>a dramatic improvement in speed!!
Nope. No improvement in speed.
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debian:/var/log# hdparm /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
multcount = 0 (off)
I/O support = 1 (32-bit)
unmaskirq = 0 (off)
using_dma = 1 (on)
keepsettings = 0 (off)
nowerr = 0 (off)
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead = 0 (off)
geometry = 2096/255/63, sectors = 33683328, start = 0
debian:/var/log# hdparm -tT /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 1.86 seconds = 68.82 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 17.42 seconds = 3.67 MB/sec
debian:/var/log#
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Regards
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Rajesh Fowkar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kurtarkar Nagari,Bldg-C,T4, http://rajesh.computers.webjump.com
Santacruz,Ponda-Goa-403401-INDIA Powered By : Debian GNU/Linux with GRUB
Kernel 2.4.3 & Mutt 1.3.17i
IceWM 1.0.7 & KDE 2.1
"The expert at anything was once a beginner." -Hayes
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