-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 when it tells you it's asuming 33mhz bus speed on the ide controler it tells you how to override that with a kernel option. I don't remember it off the top of my head but I'm sure you can find it easily. On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 07:32:07AM -0500, Chuck Hallenbeck wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Mike, > > I am getting similarly slow performance on my desktop system and > am also puzzled. I have set multcount to 16, but am unable to set > dma on. I am wondering if there are kernel options for dma that I > ought to be selecting so that dma can be activated. I am using > 2.4.24 kernel, and my config file has 8 or 10 options concerning > dma, most of which I do not understand. > > What about your power management setting? Is your disk preserving > power by spinning down sometimes? Is your dma set? Is your > multcount set to its max value? > > > On Wed, 18 Feb 2004, Mike Keithley wrote: > > > Hello list. > > > > I installed Linux on a Toshiba laptop. It is a 266 MHz Pentium machine > > with 96 MB of ram. Linux is under the 2.4.22 kernel (Slackware 9.1) and > > is on a dedicated partition on the hard drive. > > > > The problem is that, although the systems works fine, performance is slow. > > I believe the problem is the IDE controller and the hard disk. I'm > > wondering if someone knows how I can speed up the IDE controller/hard disk. > > In the boot-up messages, I see something like "Assuming 33 MHz bus speed" > > in relation to the IDE controller. > > > > When I do hdparm -t /dev/hda, the buffered write rate to the disk is only > > 3.5 MB/sec whereas hdparm -T (internal buffered write), the result is over > > 25 MB/sec. From this I figure the hard disk is really slowing the system > > down. > > > > Because of the small amount of memory, the system soon starts using the > > swap partition (128 MB) and processes often crash, presumably because of > > time outs. Pipes are not reliable. > > > > Any help is appreciated. > > > > The reason I'm trying to use this slow machine is that it uses a Yamaha > > sound chip that, although a bit noisy, has really smooth high-frequency > > performance without corners and there is a line-input jack. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > - -- > The Moon is Waning Crescent (1% of Full) > In a world without Fences or Walls no one needs Windows or Gates. > My home page is now at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iQCVAwUBQDSs1DVdG8M9x9tGAQIJXQP/a0DyHkkRdcLgTaAr2gNp3caZJhyXVir5 > 94uaCw84nYJUrfeyo2U/yfUEJ00cny5I7aQZT7MlFuaE7HMSMNScFihG26/kcOMo > HSGv56v2Oawf5KfmjQp28rMPZOA9hUiqE7Gxttq4E8olptzrvoftJ1NIBeEGQ1fF > eBJMwsqxVhU= > =GVKi > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup - -- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAOmNC9XVrM3ri110RAgj8AJ9H93WYmLwEoZmE7ez49Ncx9uoNhwCfRu1K 60z3mmHQvBGesepS9TZ4dTs= =Ypek -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
