On Tue, Oct 13, 1998 at 09:03:25PM +0200, Helmut Metzdorf wrote: > Hi, > [...] > The situation: > > a self written programm (i'd like to run 24 hours a day) renders my > computer unusable for any other task. my observation says that the > cause is that my program relies heavy on file-io and my current > Linux-version (debian 2.0 - kernel 2.0.34) is eager to comply by > keeping the harddrive busy.
Some advice: - play with hdparm to tune your hard disk settings (maybe consider using the -d1, -c1, -u1 options (be careful, read the docs!!) ) (maybe the older kernels used to automatically set up these options, but, for some reason the last ones don't). - check that you have enabled the kernel support for your harddrive/chipset into the kernel (Triton, cmd640). - if the problem persists (unlikely), please consider mailing to [EMAIL PROTECTED], too. Sorry for the delay, I saw your posting in debian-user, but forgot to answer. Ciao, Michele