Re: Hard Drive Question ???

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From: Leon Garde
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 00:00

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In aus.computers.linux Keith McGaughran <duenorth@rivernet.com.au> wrote:

> I have tried the  -k  and  -K  flags to stop the kernel from resetting
> at boot  but I think they are only for a soft reset ( the -K flag was

no  they are to keep these settings when resetting while running.
you dont need -K anyway, so -k will be fine.

> not supported by my drive) so what file do I have to edit to have these
> set at boot and can I put all the flags in the one line (I need to boot

yes you can put all flags on one line

put the command at the top of 

/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit

that way it speeds up booting too !

> are the above numbers normal for this type of drive (udma 33) or are

yes.
8 meg/sec is about it for a standard drive.

> there other things I can do to improve the performance

nope.
hdparm -d 1  /dev/hda 
is the best that you get.

-m and -c only work  for programmed io, ie -d 0
(you can test it if you like )

leon

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