Sebastian Kösters wrote: ...
Fedora Core release 3 (Heidelberg) Kernel \r on an \m /dev/sda: Timing cached reads: 4048 MB in 2.00 seconds = 2026.33 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 164 MB in 3.01 seconds = 54.57 MB/sec
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/dev/sda: Timing cached reads: 1944 MB in 2.00 seconds = 971.94 MB/sec HDIO_DRIVE_CMD(null) (wait for flush complete) failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device Timing buffered disk reads: 170 MB in 3.01 seconds = 56.51 MB/sec HDIO_DRIVE_CMD(null) (wait for flush complete) failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
Actually, the disk is (a little) faster in FC4 (56.51 MB/s) than in FC3 (54.57 MB/s). Mogens -- Mogens Kjaer, Carlsberg A/S, Computer Department Gamle Carlsberg Vej 10, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark Phone: +45 33 27 53 25, Fax: +45 33 27 47 08 Email: mk@xxxxxx Homepage: http://www.crc.dk