Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 15:26:17 +0100 From: Scott Mitchell <scott.mitchell@mail.com> To: atk2@arctic.org Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: checking hard disk -- hdparm like tool? Message-ID: <20020427152617.B296@fishballoon.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <20020425171053.2862.qmail@twinlark.arctic.org>; from atk2@arctic.org on Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 05:10:53PM -0000 References: <20020425171053.2862.qmail@twinlark.arctic.org>
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On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 05:10:53PM -0000, atk2@arctic.org wrote: > > Is there a tool similar to linux hdparm which will report the dma mode and > read/write performance of an ide hard disk. Trying to ensure that my disk > is installed correctly... > > Alan Do 'man ata' and read up on the various sysctl knobs for tuning ATA performance. Note that some of these can only be set at boot time, in /boot/loader.conf. DMA should be enabled by default for disks... you don't have it sharing a cable with a slow old CD drive or anything, do you? Also make sure that you're using good quality ATA-66 cables and check what's reported in the boot messages for your controller and drives. HTH, Scott -- =========================================================================== Scott Mitchell | PGP Key ID | "Eagles may soar, but weasels Cambridge, England | 0x54B171B9 | don't get sucked into jet engines" scott.mitchell@mail.com | 0xAA775B8B | -- Anon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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