Just ran a timed copy in windows XP via a Cygwin shell, ran it a couple times, getting around the same transfer speed.... Maybe the ipods just suck, I'm disappointed.
-Chris On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 08:55:13 -0500, Chris TenHarmsel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The device is a fourth generation iPod, and I'll try to get some real > data on transfer speeds under windows for comparison, maybe that's all > that it can do. > > -Chris > > > On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 21:56:00 -0800 (PST), Stephen J. Gowdy > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The device is probably that speed (not that you'd get the full bandwidth > > in any case). > > > > On Wed, 9 Feb 2005, Chris TenHarmsel wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > Here's my setup: > > > MSI KT6V motherboard with a VIA USB 2.0 controller. I have an AMD > > > Athlon XP 2800+ with 512 Mb of RAM. I'm running Gentoo, here's output > > > from 'uname -a': > > > > > > Linux pain 2.6.10-gentoo-r7 #1 Wed Feb 9 18:15:36 EST 2005 i686 AMD > > > Athlon(tm) XP 2800+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux > > > > > > Here's output from 'lsmod' (I currently have my ipod mounted with it's > > > USB cable, it's a 4G ipod, 20Gb, windows formatted): > > > > > > Module Size Used by > > > nvidia 3464924 12 > > > usb_storage 35584 1 > > > ndiswrapper 107732 0 > > > snd_via82xx 23072 1 > > > snd_ac97_codec 72608 1 snd_via82xx > > > gameport 3520 1 snd_via82xx > > > snd_mpu401_uart 6144 1 snd_via82xx > > > snd_rawmidi 20064 1 snd_mpu401_uart > > > ehci_hcd 27588 0 > > > joydev 8064 0 > > > evdev 7424 0 > > > usbhid 23232 0 > > > uhci_hcd 30160 0 > > > ohci1394 31428 0 > > > ieee1394 93748 1 ohci1394 > > > via_agp 7424 1 > > > agpgart 28200 2 via_agp > > > > > > Output from 'usbtree' (I have a USB keyboard with hub and a usb mouse): > > > > > > /: Bus 05.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci_hcd/8p, 480M > > > |__ Port 5: Dev 11, If 0, Class=stor., Driver=usb-storage, 480M > > > /: Bus 04.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M > > > /: Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M > > > /: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M > > > /: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M > > > |__ Port 1: Dev 4, If 0, Class=HID, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M > > > |__ Port 2: Dev 5, If 0, Class=hub, Driver=hub/3p, 12M > > > |__ Port 1: Dev 6, If 0, Class=HID, Driver=usbhid, 12M > > > |__ Port 1: Dev 6, If 1, Class=HID, Driver=usbhid, 12M > > > > > > Here's the usb-storage device from /proc/bus/usb/devices: > > > T: Bus=05 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=04 Cnt=01 Dev#= 11 Spd=480 MxCh= 0 > > > D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1 > > > P: Vendor=05ac ProdID=1203 Rev= 0.01 > > > S: Manufacturer=Apple > > > S: Product=iPod > > > S: SerialNumber=00000096BC82 > > > C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr=500mA > > > I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=usb-storage > > > E: Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms > > > E: Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms > > > > > > Output from 3 back to back runs of 'hdparm -tT /dev/sdb': > > > First Run: > > > /dev/sdb: > > > Timing cached reads: 920 MB in 2.06 seconds = 447.54 MB/sec > > > Timing buffered disk reads: 44 MB in 3.12 seconds = 14.08 MB/sec > > > > > > Second Run: > > > /dev/sdb: > > > Timing cached reads: 1024 MB in 2.00 seconds = 511.06 MB/sec > > > Timing buffered disk reads: 44 MB in 3.11 seconds = 14.15 MB/sec > > > > > > Third Run: > > > /dev/sdb: > > > Timing cached reads: 772 MB in 2.01 seconds = 383.18 MB/sec > > > Timing buffered disk reads: 42 MB in 3.02 seconds = 13.91 MB/sec > > > > > > Timed copy of a ~100Mb file, three times in a row: > > > time cp vendetta-linux-installer.sh /mnt/ipod > > > > > > First: > > > real 0m18.846s > > > user 0m0.018s > > > sys 0m1.510s > > > > > > Second: > > > real 0m16.391s > > > user 0m0.025s > > > sys 0m1.526s > > > > > > Third: > > > real 0m15.343s > > > user 0m0.013s > > > sys 0m1.351s > > > > > > So, as far as I can tell, my transfer rate falls somewhere right > > > around 7MB/s for real files, and the reported 14MB/s from hdparm. > > > Neither of these numbers is really near the 480Mb/s (aprox 60MB/s > > > right?). > > > > > > I guess my question is, what's going on? Did I do something wrong? > > > Why am I not getting higher transfer rates? > > > > > > Thanks for any help you can offer, I really appreciate it. > > > > > > -Chris > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > > > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > > > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > > > _______________________________________________ > > > [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users > > > > > > > -- > > /------------------------------------+-------------------------\ > > |Stephen J. 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