Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Does the gnome disk utility (/usr/bin/palimpset) agree with your findings?
Also, did you do a fresh install of 11.04, or did you upgrade from 10.10? ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/804998 Title: USB hard disk access 1/2 as fast in ubuntu 11.04 than in ubuntu 10.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/804998/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs