Slow Interactivity / hdparam Tuneup?

From: Michael B Allen (mba2000_at_ioplex.com)
Date: 06/30/04

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    Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 02:57:07 -0400
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    I'm running 2.4 on a T30 laptop. X gets very choppy when the disk rocks.
    When locatedb is running the machine is barely usable. Can anyone recommend
    changes that I can make that might improve the situation?

    Thanks,
    Mike

    [root@quark root]# hdparm /dev/hda

    /dev/hda:
     multcount = 16 (on)
     I/O support = 0 (default 16-bit)
     unmaskirq = 0 (off)
     using_dma = 1 (on)
     keepsettings = 0 (off)
     nowerr = 0 (off)
     readonly = 0 (off)
     readahead = 8 (on)
     geometry = 5168/240/63, sectors = 78140160, start = 0
     busstate = 1 (on)
    [root@quark root]# hdparm -i /dev/hda

    /dev/hda:

     Model=TOSHIBA MK4019GAX, FwRev=FA003B, SerialNo=Y2II6365T
     Config={ Fixed }
     RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=46
     BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=0kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
     CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=78140160
     IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
     PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
     DMA modes: sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3
    udma4 *udma5
     AdvancedPM=yes: unknown setting WriteCache=enabled
     Drive Supports : Reserved : ATA-1 ATA-2 ATA-3 ATA-4 ATA-5 

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