I bought a DTC 2278EB VLB IDE controller this week for my 486. I have redhat 4.2 with kernel 2.0.27. I recompiled the kernel to use the DTC 2278 driver. Before the recompile the best transfer rate I could get using hdparm was 1.40 MB/s. With the dtc driver I can get about 3.10 MB/s. However, when I test the drive under DOS with DTC's driver and benchmark utils, I get about 6-7 MB/s. Is DTC's driver doing some magic that dtc2278.c isn't or is the 2.0.27 kernel slow? I'm supposed to be getting a replacement RH PowerTools 5.0 disk in the mail, so maybe upgrading might help. -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
