Re: IDE performance on 164LX?
> Hello.
>
> I've noticed that my IDE hard drive on 164LX is
> _terribly_ slow. Yes, I know, I should buy SCSI -- but
> I can't afford that right now :(
> Perhaps, there are some possible tweaks to
> get the speed a little bit higher (like switching on DMA on
> Intels does...)?
Hi,
I would start by searching _why_ is your IDE so slow - Maybe some hardware
conflict (I would rule out a IRQ conflict, as the system _does_ work...
Anyway, I don't know much about Alpha internals, but I think this is
handled the same way as in Intel machines.
I have a 164LX with IDE drives, and it works quite well. Try snooping
around /proc - Maybe /proc/interrupts will help you.
Greetings,
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