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| From | root <NoEMail@home.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.os.linux.slackware |
| Subject | Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE |
| Date | 2016-04-11 16:54 +0000 |
| Organization | Linux Advocacy |
| Message-ID | <negks5$31d$1@news.albasani.net> (permalink) |
| References | <87potwelxq.fsf@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> <nefis0$eni$1@news2.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de> |
Thomas Richter <thor@math.tu-berlin.de> wrote: > On 11.04.2016 07:47, Mike Spencer wrote: >> I've had to replace a failed 80G IDE drive with a 150G SATA drive. >> >> Writes to the new HD seem to be hogging memory, stalling X response >> and other HD reads such as causing music playing from a .wav file on >> HD to stutter. >> >> After reinstall of Slackware 11 [1] from original media, recovery of >> files from backups and tweaking all the idiosyncratic configs, I'm >> back to just where I was before the failure except for this bogging >> down on big HD writes. >> >> These, which write the HD, cause the problem: >> >> cp USB-stick/bigfile -> hda3 >> cp hda3/bigfile -> hda4 >> >> but these, which only read the HD, don't: >> >> cp hda3/bigfile -> USB-stick >> cp USB-stick/bigfile -> Other USB-stick >> mplayer hda3/some-video.mp4 > > Without knowing which kernel driver is responsible for hda, it is > impossible to say. My best guess is that the wrong driver is loaded > since SATA should *really really* not go through the legacy IDE layer. > Actually, even IDE should not go through the legacy IDE layer anymore. Old motherboards would allow different configurations for sata, one being to treat them as IDE drives. The OP should check his bios settings. > > Greeting,s > Thomas > >
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HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-04-11 02:47 -0300
Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE Thomas Richter <thor@math.tu-berlin.de> - 2016-04-11 09:14 +0200
Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2016-04-11 16:54 +0000
Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE JohnF <john@please.see.sig.for.email.com> - 2016-04-11 07:22 +0000
Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-04-11 04:19 -0500
Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-04-13 00:06 -0300
Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-04-13 13:26 -0500
Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-04-11 11:30 +0200
Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2016-04-11 13:17 +0000
Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-04-11 15:43 +0000
Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-04-12 23:42 -0300
Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-04-13 03:29 +0000
Re: HD writes hog RAM with SATA HD replacing an IDE Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-04-15 03:08 -0300
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