I'm building a new box for Linux. Partition layout something like this: hda (20G IBM) 1: / (root) Caldera 3.1 (5G) 2: / (root) Mandrake 8.1 (5G) 3: / (root) Redmond Linux (5G) 4: / (root) Elx (5G)
hdb (empty) hdc (generic IDE CD-ROM) hdd (15G Western Digital) 1: swap (300-500MB) 2: /home (4.5G) 3: / (root) other distro (4.5G) 4: Win2k (4.5G) In this config I've heard that hdd would not be able to run with dma and and "ultra" ide modes because of the pokey CD-ROM. Is this true? How much penalty in performance would I pay by moving hdd to hdb (on ide 0 with the main drive)? (swap, root, and home all competing for 1 channel) For now, COL3.1 will be my main hangout. Any other improvements that could be made on my partition scheme? TIA, Michael _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
