From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 27 May 2001 06:41:15 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 27 May 2001 06:41:05 -0400 Received: from f00f.stub.clear.net.nz ([203.167.224.51]:38660 "HELO metastasis.f00f.org") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sun, 27 May 2001 06:40:48 -0400 Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 22:40:45 +1200 From: Chris Wedgwood To: Jaswinder Singh Cc: stepken@little-idiot.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: IDE Performance lack ! Message-ID: <20010527224045.B3556@metastasis.f00f.org> In-Reply-To: <01052622193100.01317@linux.zuhause.de> <00a101c0e642$4f0791a0$52a6b3d0@Toshiba> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <00a101c0e642$4f0791a0$52a6b3d0@Toshiba>; from jaswinder.singh@3disystems.com on Sat, May 26, 2001 at 05:16:42PM -0700 X-No-Archive: Yes Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, May 26, 2001 at 05:16:42PM -0700, Jaswinder Singh wrote: When ever i copy big data (around 400 to 700 MB ) from one partion to another my machine do not response at all (i can not work on another shell) during data transfer. Both paritions on the same spindle? That's going to suck no matter what you do... but it shouldn't be as bad as you describe. Have you tried 2.2.x ? --cw