OK. Here's the output of hdparm -iv for the drives:
6.4Gb PRIMARY - USES UDMA successfully:
[root@periscope mastersj]# hdparm -iv /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
multcount = 0 (off)
I/O support = 1 (32-bit)
unmaskirq = 0 (off)
using_dma = 1 (on)
keepsettings = 1 (on)
nowerr = 0 (off)
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead = 8 (on)
geometry = 788/255/63, sectors = 12672450, start = 0
Model=FUJITSU MPC3064AT, FwRev=6801, SerialNo=01015248
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs }
RawCHS=13410/15/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=4
BuffType=0(?), BuffSize=256kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
DblWordIO=no, maxPIO=2(fast), DMA=yes, maxDMA=0(slow)
CurCHS=788/255/63, CurSects=1572995265, LBA=yes, LBAsects=12672450
tDMA={min:120,rec:120}, DMA modes: mword0 mword1 mword2
IORDY=yes, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, PIO modes: mode3 mode4
10.8Gb SECONDARY WON'T USE UDMA UNDER LINUX (fails with resets and lots of errors):
[root@periscope mastersj]# hdparm -iv /dev/hdb
/dev/hdb:
multcount = 0 (off)
I/O support = 1 (32-bit)
unmaskirq = 0 (off)
using_dma = 0 (off)
keepsettings = 1 (on)
nowerr = 0 (off)
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead = 8 (on)
geometry = 1313/255/63, sectors = 21095424, start = 0
Model=FUJITSU MPD3108AT, FwRev=DD-03-44, SerialNo=01029114
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs }
RawCHS=20928/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=4
BuffType=0(?), BuffSize=512kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
DblWordIO=no, maxPIO=2(fast), DMA=yes, maxDMA=0(slow)
CurCHS=1313/255/63, CurSects=-469761727, LBA=yes, LBAsects=21095424
tDMA={min:120,rec:120}, DMA modes: mword0 mword1 mword2
IORDY=yes, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, PIO modes: mode3 mode4
The SMART STATUS of both devices indicates that they are functioning "perfectly" (or
at least aren't going to fail anytime "soon").
Thanx guys,
BIG JM.
Mark Hahn wrote:
> > As far as I am aware they are in Bus master mode. The machine was built by myself
>
> hdparm -iv /dev/hd*
>
> > and is less than 1 year old (PII 400 Mhz 128Mb RAM, 256 MbSWAP (128Mb on each of
> > the two hdds). I did not adjust this setting so I assume that it is using Bus
> > mastering mode which is normal on all modern machines.
>
> modern machines do _not_ necessarily autoconfigure themselves optimally.
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