Christophe Le Guern wrote:
I have a fresh install of fedora cora 1.
here too,
no settings in /etc/sysconfig/harddisks
# grep ^[a-zA-Z] /etc/sysconfig/harddisks
EXTRA_PARAMS=
# vi /usr/share/doc/initscripts-7.42/sysconfig.txt
Unfortunally, the system is very slow.
I have play with hdparm options ( google search for my HD) without success
if someone have the solution, I'm very interested.
no, sorry :-(
# /sbin/hdparm -i /dev/hdb
/dev/hdb:
Model=Maxtor 54098U8, FwRev=DA6207V0, SerialNo=K80CP4FC
Config={ Fixed }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=57
BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=2048kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
CurCHS=4047/16/255, CurSects=16511760, LBA=yes, LBAsects=80041248
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 *udma4
AdvancedPM=yes: disabled (255) WriteCache=enabled
Drive conforms to: ATA/ATAPI-4 T13 1153D revision 17:
# hdparm -i /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
Model=IBM-DTLA-305040, FwRev=TW4OA68A, SerialNo=YJEYJ1T0230
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=40
BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=380kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=80418240
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5
AdvancedPM=yes: disabled (255) WriteCache=enabled
Drive conforms to: ATA/ATAPI-5 T13 1321D revision 1:
# hdparm -i /dev/hdb
/dev/hdb:
Model=IC35L090AVV207-0, FwRev=V23OA63A, SerialNo=VNVC06G3C140WL
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=52
BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=1821kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=160836480
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5
AdvancedPM=yes: disabled (255) WriteCache=enabled
Drive conforms to: ATA/ATAPI-6 T13 1410D revision 3a:
# /sbin/hdparm /dev/hdb
/dev/hdb:
multcount = 16 (on)
IO_support = 3 (32-bit w/sync)
unmaskirq = 1 (on)
using_dma = 1 (on)
keepsettings = 0 (off)
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead = 8 (on)
geometry = 4982/255/63, sectors = 80041248, start = 0
# hdparm /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
multcount = 16 (on)
IO_support = 1 (32-bit)
unmaskirq = 1 (on)
using_dma = 1 (on)
keepsettings = 0 (off)
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead = 8 (on)
geometry = 5005/255/63, sectors = 80418240, start = 0
# hdparm /dev/hdb
/dev/hdb:
multcount = 16 (on)
IO_support = 1 (32-bit)
unmaskirq = 1 (on)
using_dma = 1 (on)
keepsettings = 0 (off)
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead = 8 (on)
geometry = 10011/255/63, sectors = 160836480, start = 0
# /sbin/hdparm -tT /dev/hdb
/dev/hdb:
Timing buffer-cache reads: 576 MB in 2.00 seconds = 288.00 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 2 MB in 14.46 seconds = 141.63 kB/sec
# hdparm -tT /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
Timing buffer-cache reads: 1260 MB in 2.00 seconds = 630.00 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 82 MB in 3.07 seconds = 26.71 MB/sec
# hdparm -tT /dev/hdb
/dev/hdb:
Timing buffer-cache reads: 1264 MB in 2.00 seconds = 632.00 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 164 MB in 3.00 seconds = 54.67 MB/sec
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shrek-m