Subject: Re: [Problem] slow write to dvd-ram since 2.6.7-bk8
From: Droebbel <droebbel.melta@gmx.de>
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 11:28:06 +0100
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On Mo, 2005-02-14 at 09:53 +0100, Tino Keitel wrote:
>I also have low write performance (around 300 kb/s) with several 2.6
>kernels (2.6.7 to 2.6.9-mm1) and I can hear the head jump around when I
>use ext2 or UDF. It will be fast when written directly to the device
>without a file system using dd.  The drive is a LG GSA-4040B. I tried
>several media types from Panasonic and EMTEC.
>
>I'll try to test if the problem disappears with 2.6.6.

I had also tested writing with dd (forgot to mention), it seemed faster
sometimes, but not as fast as it could be. pre-2.6.7-bk8 was still
faster, though only about 25%.

Which 2.6.7 did you use? 

Regards
David

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