* Re: [gentoo-user] Very bad system response
@ 2007-02-07 11:51 99% ` Michael Schreckenbauer
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From: Michael Schreckenbauer @ 2007-02-07 11:51 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Hi,
Am Mittwoch, 7. Februar 2007 12:35 schrieb Benno Schulenberg:
> Hemmann, Volker Armin wrote:
> > hdparm /dev/hda
> >
> > /dev/hda:
> > multcount = 16 (on)
> > IO_support = 1 (32-bit)
> > unmaskirq = 1 (on)
> > using_dma = 1 (on)
> > keepsettings = 0 (off)
> > readonly = 0 (off)
> > readahead = 256 (on)
> > geometry = 16383/255/63, sectors = 234493056, start = 0
>
> Maybe set readahead to a smaller value? Something like 8 or 16?
>
> At least that's what http://linuxgazette.net/issue79/punk.html
> advises. If you have specific reasons for the higher value, then
> please elaborate.
I believe there is a misunderstanding here. I am the one with the problem not
Volker :)
Unfortunately I'm not in front of the affected machine right now, but I'm
quite shure I use the defaults as I never tuned the discs with hdparm
> Benno
Thanks,
Michael
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