Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 08:45:25 -0600 (CST) From: Bob Willcox <bob@luke.pmr.com> To: julian@ref.tfs.com (Julian Elischer) Cc: gibbs@freefall.freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: Exabyte 8mm tape drive performance in -current? Message-ID: <199602191445.IAA05076@luke.pmr.com> In-Reply-To: <199602190651.WAA08100@ref.tfs.com> from "Julian Elischer" at Feb 18, 96 10:51:39 pm
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Julian Elischer wrote: > > > > > Justin T. Gibbs wrote: > > > . . . > > read st(4) to understand about 'mount sessions' > I know that justin changed this a little but I believe it's still valid. > > try the following: > mt -f /dev/sd0ctl.0 blocksize 0 This did work to set the blocksize to 0; and with that the performance of the -current system is equivalent to my -stable systems. > > your previou scommands were probably only lasting as long as the 'open' > (which was as long as the 'mt' command.) Apparently. > did you do the blocksize command to rst0 or nrst0? I was using the rst0 device. Thanks, -- Bob Willcox bob@luke.pmr.com Austin, TX
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