From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264468AbTLCBck (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Dec 2003 20:32:40 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264470AbTLCBck (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Dec 2003 20:32:40 -0500 Received: from hqemgate00.nvidia.com ([216.228.112.144]:48653 "EHLO hqemgate00.nvidia.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264468AbTLCBcj (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Dec 2003 20:32:39 -0500 Message-ID: From: Allen Martin To: "'b@netzentry.com'" , pomac@vapor.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: RE: NForce2 pseudoscience stability testing (2.6.0-test11) Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 17:32:27 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > -----Original Message----- > From: b@netzentry.com [mailto:b@netzentry.com] > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 5:23 PM > How is the performance of the generic IDE driver? > > My experience that it was almost unusable (kernel 2.4.22, > 2.4.23) (fsck taking hours, etc) > You won't be able to use DMA without the AMD/nForce driver, so yes it will be very slow. I'd try the add-in card if you have one available, it will be more similar to the config that fails but just with a different controller. -Allen