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  • #11
    # hdparm -Tt /dev/hdc

    /dev/hdc:
    Timing cached reads: 788 MB in 2.00 seconds = 393.17 MB/sec
    Timing buffered disk reads: 20 MB in 3.10 seconds = 6.45 MB/sec

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    • #12
      Just as a reference point, here's what I'm expecting from this extreme IV card.



      Most benchmarks put it in the 30MB+/- range, but at the bare minimum it should be 20MB+/-.
      Last edited by halfmanhalfamazing; 25 June 2007, 09:06 AM.

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      • #13
        This is the Extreme III card:

        /sbin/hdparm -i /dev/hdc

        /dev/hdc:

        Model=SanDisk SDCFX3-4096, FwRev=HDX 4.08, SerialNo=116918E2707D4818
        Config={ HardSect NotMFM Removeable DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic }
        RawCHS=7964/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=576, ECCbytes=4
        BuffType=DualPort, BuffSize=1kB, MaxMultSect=4, MultSect=4
        CurCHS=7964/16/63, CurSects=8027712, LBA=yes, LBAsects=8027712
        IORDY=no, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
        PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
        DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 *mdma2
        AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=disabled
        Drive conforms to: Unspecified: ATA/ATAPI-4

        * signifies the current active mode
        Last edited by halfmanhalfamazing; 25 June 2007, 09:06 AM.

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        • #14
          Originally posted by halfmanhalfamazing View Post
          This is the Extreme 3 card:

          /sbin/hdparm -i /dev/hdc

          /dev/hdc:

          Model=SanDisk SDCFX3-4096, FwRev=HDX 4.08, SerialNo=116918E2707D4818
          Config={ HardSect NotMFM Removeable DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic }
          RawCHS=7964/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=576, ECCbytes=4
          BuffType=DualPort, BuffSize=1kB, MaxMultSect=4, MultSect=4
          CurCHS=7964/16/63, CurSects=8027712, LBA=yes, LBAsects=8027712
          IORDY=no, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
          PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
          DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 *mdma2
          AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=disabled
          Drive conforms to: Unspecified: ATA/ATAPI-4

          * signifies the current active mode
          Hmmmm............ sometimes the answer can be had just by comparing results.

          I noticed this line:

          Config={ HardSect NotMFM Removeable DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic }
          Also appears in the results for the Extreme IV card. Not being a dev myself, I can only take a stab in the dark on this, but perhaps my system/driver is accurately ID'ing this thing as what it really is........ a removable media/card and bottlenecking me at 10MB/s?

          I ran this on the EX3 card:

          # hdparm -Tt /dev/hdc

          /dev/hdc:
          Timing cached reads: 788 MB in 2.00 seconds = 393.73 MB/sec
          Timing buffered disk reads: 20 MB in 3.16 seconds = 6.33 MB/sec

          I'd bet that's what it is. Wherever that configuration is set at, that's the problem. May not even be driver related; just some text/config file somewhere that's doing it.

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          • #15
            Pics are up

            Finally got them up on a site. I can't hotlink them here, Angelfire sucks like that. I created the most basic of basic pages for display pursposes here:

            Last edited by halfmanhalfamazing; 15 August 2007, 11:37 AM.

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            • #16
              Thanks for the pictures.

              You know, you can upload pictures at http://imageshack.us/

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              • #17
                Originally posted by glussier View Post
                Thanks for the pictures.

                You know, you can upload pictures at http://imageshack.us/
                Thanks for the suggestion. I've been watching my bandwidth usage over the past few days though, I was thinking that a GB wasn't going to be very much in terms of image hosting, I've got way more left than I originally thought I'd have.

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                • #18
                  Are there CF-to-SATA(-II)-adapters available as well? Would love to have one of those in my upcoming X61s.

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                  • #19
                    Originally posted by colo View Post
                    Are there CF-to-SATA(-II)-adapters available as well? Would love to have one of those in my upcoming X61s.
                    YES.




                    I'm eying one for myself to some of the same sorts of cute tricks with more modern machines.

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                    • #20
                      You sure that IDE-CF adapter works? I got some off ebay that suck.

                      Not all converters support DMA: http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/5/24/46

                      Find one that works with DMA and performance will probably be better.

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