Well check yur disk if yur still getting your ultra133's worth of bandwidth. For your reference or comparison here are my IDE disk speeds (ultra133 and ultra100); you should get something similar (a really slow one would be < 5 mb/sec, something 15 or more probably ok...the more important spec is the "Timing buffered disk reads"..however this also depends on yur CPU and other factors):
[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# hdparm -tT /dev/hdg /dev/hdg: Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 1.05 seconds =121.90 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 1.86 seconds = 34.41 MB/sec [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# hdparm -tT /dev/hde /dev/hde: Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 1.06 seconds =120.75 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 1.77 seconds = 36.16 MB/sec [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# regards, jondz > > --0-1953441497-1048411999=:71617 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > thanks! did that but still i got the same error messages. anyway, i think i've > already fixed the the problem. i placed 'ide=nodma' in my bootloader and everythings > ok already. now i wonder what the implication are with this 'ide=nodma > setting..hmmm.. > > digest > Hagibis Fan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:just a guess, perhaps your disk and cdrom are > running > on different udma modes and perhaps it is bad > (yur disk is ultra133 but your cdrom is what).. > anyway i dont know for sure > if different udma modes can be mixed on the same > ide chain --perhaps that is ok----but looks to > me you have a spare ide port > anyway (hdc). Why not try moving the cdrom to > the other chain just to see if it boots (or maybe > disconnect the cdrom for awhile to see if it boots)... > Myself, I always try to put an ide disk on its own channel > whenever i can (i.e., no slave whenever possible). > > jondz > > > hda:DMA, hdb:DMA > > ide1: BM-DMA at 0xe008-0xe00f, BIOS settings: > > hdc:pio, hdd:pio > > hda: Maxtor 2F040J0, ATA DISK drive > > hdb: CD-S520/A, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive > > ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 > > hda: 80293248 sectors (41110 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, > > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL > PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! > --0-1953441497-1048411999=:71617 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii > > <P>thanks! did that but still i got the same error messages. anyway, i think i've > already fixed the the problem. i placed 'ide=nodma' in my bootloader > and everythings ok already. now i wonder what the implication are with > this 'ide=nodma setting..hmmm.. > <P> > <P>digest > <P> <B><I>Hagibis Fan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]></I></B> wrote: > <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: > 5px">just a guess, perhaps your disk and cdrom are running<BR>on different udma > modes and perhaps it is bad<BR>(yur disk is ultra133 but your cdrom is > what)..<BR>anyway i dont know for sure<BR>if different udma modes can be mixed on > the same<BR>ide chain --perhaps that is ok----but looks to <BR>me you have a spare > ide port<BR>anyway (hdc). Why not try moving the cdrom to<BR>the other chain just to > see if it boots (or maybe<BR>disconnect the cdrom for awhile to see if it > boots)...<BR>Myself, I always try to put an ide disk on its own channel <BR>whenever > i can (i.e., no slave whenever possible).<BR><BR>jondz<BR><BR>> hda:DMA, > hdb:DMA<BR>> ide1: BM-DMA at 0xe008-0xe00f, BIOS settings:<BR>> hdc:pio, > hdd:pio<BR>> hda: Maxtor 2F040J0, ATA DISK drive<BR>> hdb: CD-S520/A, ATAPI > CD/DVD-ROM drive<BR>> ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14<BR>> hda: 80293248 > sectors (41110 MB) w/204! 8Ki > B Cache,<BR><BR>_<BR>Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at > http://plug.linux.org.ph<BR>To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL > PROTECTED]<BR><BR>Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at > http://marc.free.net.ph<BR><BR>To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send > "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]</BLOCKQUOTE><p><br><hr size=1>Do you > Yahoo!?<br> > <a > href="http://rd.yahoo.com/platinum/evt=8162/*http://platinum.yahoo.com/splash.html";>Yahoo! > Platinum</a> - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, <a > href="http://rd.yahoo.com/platinum/evt=8162/*http://platinum.yahoo.com/splash.html";>live > on your desktop</a>! > --0-1953441497-1048411999=:71617-- > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL > PROTECTED] > _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
