Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 7 Feb 2001 10:17:22 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 7 Feb 2001 10:17:12 -0500 Received: from gatekeeper.gozer.weebeastie.net ([61.8.7.91]:37637 "EHLO theirongiant.weebeastie.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 7 Feb 2001 10:17:04 -0500 Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 02:14:47 +1100 From: CaT To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: suspecious ide hdparm results with 2.4.1 (and a minor capacity question) Message-ID: <20010208021447.C352@zip.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i Organisation: Furball Inc. Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org well I got my ATA100 IBM HD and my Promise ATA100 card to go with it and shoved them into my ultrafast VX MB (cough). I then ran hdparm to see how fast the sucker could get and got this: [02:02:24] root@gozer:/root>> free; hdparm -tT /dev/hde; free total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 94520 91760 2760 0 63272 6780 -/+ buffers/cache: 21708 72812 Swap: 266032 4 266028 /dev/hde: Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 3.54 seconds = 36.16 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 3.13 seconds = 20.45 MB/sec Hmm.. suspicious results: probably not enough free memory for a proper test. total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 94520 91828 2692 0 63608 6524 -/+ buffers/cache: 21696 72824 Swap: 266032 12 266020 Now... that suspicious results note makes me ponder that the results aren't for real but... if they are, gawddamn. That's more then I hoped for. 8) Also, as an aside question, I want to get as much capacity out of this HD as possible, back and windows compatability be damned. It's currently in LBA mode (I believe) and that, to my knowledge, wastes the most space. Is there anything I can do to get more of my HD back for use? [02:02:41] root@gozer:/root>> hdparm -i /dev/hde /dev/hde: Model=IBM-DTLA-307045, FwRev=TX6OA50C, SerialNo=YMDYMT8X423 Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs } RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=40 BuffType=3(DualPortCache), BuffSize=1916kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16 DblWordIO=no, OldPIO=2, DMA=yes, OldDMA=2 CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=90069840 tDMA={min:120,rec:120}, DMA modes: mword0 mword1 mword2 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, PIO modes: mode3 mode4 UDMA modes: mode0 mode1 mode2 mode3 mode4 *mode5 -- CaT (cat@zip.com.au) *** Jenna has joined the channel. speaking of mental giants.. me, a giant, bullshit And i'm not mental - An IRC session, 20/12/2000 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/