>> dd_rescue /dev/hda /dev/null > Summary for /dev/hda -> /dev/null:rrxfer: 0.0k, succxfer: 230912.0k > dd_rescue: (info): ipos: 231168.0k, opos: 231168.0k, xferd: 231168.0k > errs: 0, errxfer: 0.0k, succxfer: 231168.0k > +curr.rate: 26353kB/s, avg.rate: 25406kB/s, avg.load: 22.1% Then you know the read speed with your drives are not a problem. You could try the same with /dev/vg/lv instead of your hda and see if LVM is slowing down much. _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@sistina.com http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/