I think that its a problem from the kernel. In WIN7 the transfer of big files is extremely fast
2009/11/8 Pieter <ubu...@vigor.co.za> > My usb also seems slow. > Transfer 3.0MB/s (Use to get 20MB/s) to usb2 hd. > $ uname -a > Linux pumba 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:04:26 UTC 2009 > i686 GNU/Linux > > -- > USB transfer is very slow on Ubuntu 9.10 > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/477843 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in Ubuntu: New > > Bug description: > When transferring big files from HD to USB(FAT32) the speed decreases a lot > > ProblemType: Bug > Architecture: amd64 > Date: Sat Nov 7 22:46:10 2009 > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 > ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/yelp > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027) > NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia > Package: yelp 2.28.0-0ubuntu2 > ProcEnviron: > LANG=es_ES.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic > SourcePackage: yelp > Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64 > -- USB transfer is very slow on Ubuntu 9.10 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/477843 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs