Re: getting dma66 support in kernel
On Mon, Aug 21, 2000 at 10:37:20PM -0700, cxpx wrote:
> Hey that got it to work for me!! I have had problems following
> other how-to's. Well, the HD speed went from 3 MB to 22 MB. This
> is still a long way from 66. Is this normal? (I here 66 is almost
> unattainable) I have a motherboard and a hd that support ata 66 so
> I'm not sure what the differences are compared to having a seperate
> controller.
22 MB/sec is a pretty good result! For more accurate benchmarks you
should consider using "bonnie".
UDMA-66 does not mean, that the drive can read or write that fast -
but it *does* mean that the date is transported over the bus with 66
MB/sec!
I would not recommend to buy a new controller. Your current system
seems to be very ok. BTW: in reality you won't get 22 MB/sec, bonnie
will show you hom much the performance decreases if the HD is doing
random seeks.
If you don't mind I have some advices for you:
1. Please start a new line after 68 or 70 columns
2. Please qoute just the important stuff and write below it
3. Please change your realname to your real name - "Hello cxpx" looks
rather strange...
Phil
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