> On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:21:58 -0400 (EDT) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> In my case it was shitty EIDE code in the kernel screwing up my VIA >> chipset (I think that's the name) (which is also shitty or even >> shittier I find out) and causing massive problems with data >> corruptions and really poor performance (7MB/s with a tail wind). >> >> downgrade the kernel to 2.4.18 or lower and this problem may go away. >> >> Alternatively, at least in theory, upgrade to 2.6.0-testX. >> >> But the entire 2.4.2x series has been horribly problematic for these >> motherboards and has been a real dissappointment. > > Kernel 2.4.21 with a VIA VT8366: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo hdparm -Tt /dev/hda > Password: > > /dev/hda: > Timing buffer-cache reads: 268 MB in 2.02 seconds = 132.67 MB/sec > Timing buffered disk reads: 100 MB in 3.02 seconds = 33.11 MB/sec > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ > > It's a little low right now, I've gotten close to 200 buffer-cache and > 45 buffered disk (I have a lot of disk activity right now) > > hdparm was not used to tweak the drive. My .config: > CONFIG_IDEDMA_PCI_AUTO=y > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA=y > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_VIA82CXXX=y > -- > -johann koenig
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