On 7/25/05, Andreas Baer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > >>Here I have > >> > >> /dev/hda: 26.91 MB/sec > >> /dev/hda1: 26.90 MB/sec (Windows FAT32) > >> /dev/hda7: 17.89 MB/sec (Linux EXT3) > >> > >>Could you give me a reason how this is possible? > > > > > > a reason for what ? the fact that the notebook performs faster than the > > desktop while slower on I/O ? > > No, a reason why the partition with Linux (ReiserFS or Ext3) is always slower > than the Windows partition? >
Because of geometry issues hard drive can't not deliver constant data rate off the plates. Your windows partition is on "faster" part of the drive. -- Dmitry - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
