Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 08:16:30 +1100 From: "Mark Hannon" <mark@seeware.DIALix.oz.au> To: <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ft < 50kb/s ?? Message-ID: <199701042117.IAA14053@doorway.seeware.DIALix.oz.au>
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---------- > > ..., however in > > the current configuration it is dead slow - It just took me 12 hours > > to back up 200m of data, according to the manufacturers notes it > > You mean, it got slower over time? Even with a new (and freshly > formatted) medium? This would be fairly surprising, since the driver > hasn't changed except of a few side-effects from global changes. It's > basically orphaned (though maybe, i've found a new maintainer). > Yeh, it seemed to get much slower over time. > > Of course, the most important question for you is: does the tape > remain streaming? If not, all bets are off, and performance will > simply suck. We might then try profiling the driver or the [l]ft > utility. > If by streaming you mean continuously writing data forward, then the answer is no. The tape goes back and forward like a yoyo. If installed the driver programs under Windows and did a few tests, the tape drive itself definetly is the culprit, it is dog slow under Windows as well. I checked out Conner's homepage and am planning to clean the drive heads (something I've never done) before checking further. Regards/Mark
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