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Posted: Jan. 05 2005,00:13 |
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First, read the forums regarding DMA and hdparm (search those terms)
http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....=hdparm
First, make a backup of any file you feel like editing. Trust me.
Next, type this line in a console or terminal at the command prompt:
(this will do read speed tests of buffer-cache and buffered disk reads)
hdparm -tT /dev/hda
Do that four or five times so you will get an idea of the average speeds.
Remember: /hda represents the drive you want to test the read speeds on.
The type:
hdparm -d1 /dev/hda
Then type:
hdparm -tT /dev/hda
again to see if the speeds have increased.
If the speeds are to your liking, then you can add the hdparm line to bootlocal.sh
which is located in /opt
Open terminal with root access or open a regular terminal then type:
sudo su
then type:
beaver (or scite or whatever editor you want to use, beaver works for version 0.9.1, scite works for 0.8.2 up to 0.8.4 and maybe more, but those are the only ones I've tried it on)
when the editor opens, go to file:
/opt/bootlocal.sh
add the hdparm line at the end:
hdparm -d1 /dev/hda
This is what I've done. I'm a noob, so no promises. Do at your own risk.
Also, search the web for hdparm and you find several things written on all the various hdparm actions, their explanations and uses.
Good luck.
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