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PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:22 am 
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After changing the motherboard in my NAS I notice the transfer speeds on Disk-0 and Disk-1 are really slow. Here is a bit of the diskwriggler output:

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Frame Resolution  : 720 x 486
Bytes / Pixel     : 2.00 (packed) (8 bit, 4:2:2 sampling)
Frame Size        : 699,840 bytes
File Type         : All frames in one container file (1,749,600,000 bytes).

Writing 2500 x 699840 byte frames into file \\naslite\disk-0/framestream.dat
326 frames in 5.00 secs ==> 65.20 FPS (43.52 MB/s)
 10 frames in 6.81 secs ==> 1.47 FPS (0.98 MB/s)
  2 frames in 7.34 secs ==> 0.27 FPS (0.18 MB/s)
  2 frames in 6.94 secs ==> 0.29 FPS (0.19 MB/s)
  2 frames in 6.75 secs ==> 0.30 FPS (0.20 MB/s)


The transfer starts off fast and then drops right off.

The system has 7 PATA and 2 SATA drives in it plus a PATA CD-ROM. Disk-2 through Disk-8 have decent transfer rates but Disk-0 and Disk-1 are terrible.

Here is the syslog:

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Jun 21 17:06:10 user.notice kernel: klogd started: BusyBox v1.01 (2007.03.15-22:03+0000)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: IOS-e820: 000000003fff0000 - 0000000040000000 (reserved)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: BIOS-e820: 00000000fec00000 - 00000000fec01000 (reserved)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: BIOS-e820: 00000000fee00000 - 00000000fee01000 (reserved)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: BIOS-e820: 00000000ff380000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.notice kernel: 127MB HIGHMEM available.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.notice kernel: 896MB LOWMEM available.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: On node 0 totalpages: 262064
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: zone(0): 4096 pages.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: zone(1): 225280 pages.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: zone(2): 32688 pages.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: RSDP (v000 ACPIAM ) @ 0x000f8060
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: RSDT (v001 A M I OEMRSDT 0x07000720 MSFT 0x00000097) @ 0x3ffb0000
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: FADT (v002 A M I OEMFACP 0x07000720 MSFT 0x00000097) @ 0x3ffb0200
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: MADT (v001 A M I OEMAPIC 0x07000720 MSFT 0x00000097) @ 0x3ffb0390
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: MCFG (v001 A M I OEMMCFG 0x07000720 MSFT 0x00000097) @ 0x3ffb0410
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: OEMB (v001 A M I AMI_OEM 0x07000720 MSFT 0x00000097) @ 0x3ffc0040
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: DSDT (v001 4CDS2 4CDS2141 0x00000141 INTL 0x02002026) @ 0x00000000
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: Kernel command line: rw root=/dev/ram0 initrd=NASLite.02 quiet BOOT_IMAGE=naslite.01
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Initializing CPU#0
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: Detected 1795.541 MHz processor.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: Console: colour VGA+ 80x25
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: Calibrating delay loop. 3578.26 BogoMIPS
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Memory: 1029916k/1048256k available (2214k kernel code, 17952k reserved, 642k data, 540k init, 130752k highmem)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Dentry cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: 8, 1048576 bytes)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Inode cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 7, 524288 bytes)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Mount cache hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Buffer cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 6, 262144 bytes)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: Page-cache hash table entries: 262144 (order: 8, 1048576 bytes)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: CPU: L1 I cache: 32K, L1 D cache: 32K
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.debug kernel: CPU: After generic, caps: afebfbff 20000000 00000000 00000000
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.debug kernel: CPU: Common caps: afebfbff 20000000 00000000 00000000
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: CPU: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 430 @ 1.80GHz stepping 01
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Enabling fast FPU save and restore. done.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Enabling unmasked SIMD FPU exception support. done.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Checking 'hlt' instruction. OK.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ACPI: IRQ9 SCI: Edge set to Level Trigger.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: mtrr: v1.40 (20010327) Richard Gooch (rgooch@atnf.csiro.au)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: mtrr: detected mtrr type: Intel
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: Subsystem revision 20040326
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: PCI: PCI BIOS revision 3.00 entry at 0xf0031, last bus=128
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: PCI: Using configuration type 1
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: Interpreter enabled
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: Using PIC for interrupt routing
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: System [ACPI] (supports S0 S1 S3 S4 S5)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: PCI Root Bridge [PCI0] (00:00)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: PCI: Probing PCI hardware (bus 00)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: PCI: Via IRQ fixup
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: Transparent bridge - PCI device 1106:337a
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.debug kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0._PRT]
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.debug kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.P0P9._PRT]
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.debug kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.P0PA._PRT]
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.debug kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.NBPG._PRT]
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 7 10 *11 12 14 15)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] (IRQs 3 4 *5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] (IRQs *3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 *7 10 11 12 14 15)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKE] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15) *0, disabled.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKF] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15) *0, disabled.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKG] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15) *0, disabled.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKH] (IRQs 3 4 5 6 7 *10 11 12 14 15)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: PCI: Probing PCI hardware
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKH] enabled at IRQ 10
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] enabled at IRQ 5
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] enabled at IRQ 11
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] enabled at IRQ 3
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] enabled at IRQ 7
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: PCI: Using ACPI for IRQ routing
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.err kernel: PCI: Cannot allocate resource region 0 of device 00:00.0
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.4
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: Initializing RT netlink socket
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: Starting kswapd
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: allocated 32 pages and 32 bhs reserved for the highmem bounces
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Journalled Block Device driver loaded
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: au)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: devfs: boot_options: 0x1
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Installing knfsd (copyright (C) 1996 okir@monad.swb.de).
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: Sleep Button (CM) [SLPB]
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: Processor [CPU1] (supports C1, 16 throttling states)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: Processor [CPU2] (supports C1, 16 throttling states)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: Processor [CPU3] (supports C1, 16 throttling states)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: Processor [CPU4] (supports C1, 16 throttling states)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Real Time Clock Driver v1.10f
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: floppy0: no floppy controllers found
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 8192K size 1024 blocksize
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: loop: loaded (max 8 devices)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - version 7.3.20-k4
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Copyright (c) 1999-2006 Intel Corporation.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: dgrs: SW=$Id: dgrs.c,v 1.13 2000/06/06 04:07:00 rick Exp $ FW=Build 550 11/16/96 03:45:15
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: FW Version=$Version$
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: pcnet32.c:v1.30h 06.24.2004 tsbogend@alpha.franken.de
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ThunderLAN driver v1.15
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: TLAN: 0 devices installed, PCI: 0 EISA: 0
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: dmfe: Davicom DM9xxx net driver, version 1.36.4 (2002-01-17)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ns83820.c: National Semiconductor DP83820 10/100/1000 driver.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: sk98lin: No adapter found.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: forcedeth.c: Reverse Engineered nForce ethernet driver. Version 0.50.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: r8169 Gigabit Ethernet driver 1.2 loaded
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.debug kernel: eth0: Identified chip type is 'RTL8169s/8110s'.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: eth0: RTL8169 at 0xf880b800, 00:18:4d:e9:3b:27, IRQ 3
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: eth0: Auto-negotiation Enabled.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: eth0: 1000Mbps Full-duplex operation.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00beta4-2.4
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: VP_IDE: IDE controller at PCI slot 00:0f.1
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: VP_IDE: chipset revision 7
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: VP_IDE: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: VP_IDE: Unknown VIA SouthBridge, disabling DMA.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: SiI680: IDE controller at PCI slot 03:04.0
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: SiI680: chipset revision 2
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: SiI680: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: SiI680: BASE CLOCK == 133
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ide2: MMIO-DMA , BIOS settings: hde:pio, hdf:pio
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ide3: MMIO-DMA , BIOS settings: hdg:pio, hdh:pio
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hda: CD-ROM CDU55E, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdb: ST3500830A, ATA DISK drive
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdc: Maxtor 6B160P0, ATA DISK drive
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdd: Maxtor 6L300R0, ATA DISK drive
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hde: ST3500630A, ATA DISK drive
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdf: MAXTOR STM3320620A, ATA DISK drive
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdg: ST3500830A, ATA DISK drive
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdh: ST3500630A, ATA DISK drive
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ide0: probed IRQ 14 failed, using default.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ide1: probed IRQ 15 failed, using default.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ide2 at 0xf880dc80-0xf880dc87,0xf880dc8a on irq 5
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ide3 at 0xf880dcc0-0xf880dcc7,0xf880dcca on irq 5
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdb: attached ide-disk driver.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdb: host protected area => 1
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: hdb: 976773168 sectors (500108 MB) w/8192KiB Cache, CHS=60801/255/63
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdc: attached ide-disk driver.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdc: host protected area => 1
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: hdc: 320173056 sectors (163929 MB) w/8192KiB Cache, CHS=19929/255/63
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdd: attached ide-disk driver.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdd: host protected area => 1
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: hdd: 586114704 sectors (300091 MB) w/16384KiB Cache, CHS=36483/255/63
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hde: attached ide-disk driver.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hde: host protected area => 1
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: hde: 976773168 sectors (500108 MB) w/16384KiB Cache, CHS=60801/255/63, UDMA(100)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdf: attached ide-disk driver.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdf: host protected area => 1
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: hdf: 625142448 sectors (320073 MB) w/16384KiB Cache, CHS=38913/255/63, UDMA(100)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdg: attached ide-disk driver.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdg: host protected area => 1
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: hdg: 976773168 sectors (500108 MB) w/8192KiB Cache, CHS=60801/255/63, UDMA(100)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdh: attached ide-disk driver.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdh: host protected area => 1
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: hdh: 976773168 sectors (500108 MB) w/16384KiB Cache, CHS=60801/255/63, UDMA(100)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Partition check:
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target1/lun0: p1 p2
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0: p1
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target1/lun0: p1
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: /dev/ide/host2/bus0/target0/lun0: p1
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: /dev/ide/host2/bus0/target1/lun0: p1
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: /dev/ide/host2/bus1/target0/lun0: p1
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: /dev/ide/host2/bus1/target1/lun0: p1
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Loading Adaptec I2O RAID: Version 2.4 Build 5
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Detecting Adaptec I2O RAID controllers.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: craid driver (1.1-3 Aug 12 2007 09:05:44)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: scsi: Detection failed (no card)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.notice kernel: megaraid: v2.10.10.1 (Release Date: Thu Jan 27 16:19:44 EDT 2005)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: GDT-HA: Storage RAID Controller Driver. Version: 3.04
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: GDT-HA: Found 0 PCI Storage RAID Controllers
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: 3ware Storage Controller device driver for Linux v1.02.00.037.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: 3w-xxxx: No cards found.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.debug kernel: libata version 1.20 loaded.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.debug kernel: PCI(03:06.0): version 0.9
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ata1: SATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0xF8811480 ctl 0xF881148A bmdma 0xF8811400 irq 7
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ata2: SATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0xF88114C0 ctl 0xF88114CA bmdma 0xF8811408 irq 7
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.debug kernel: ata1: dev 0 cfg 49:2f00 82:346b 83:7d01 84:4023 85:3468 86:3c01 87:4023 88:407f
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ata1: dev 0 ATA-7, max UDMA/133, 625142448 sectors: LBA48
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ata1: dev 0 configured for UDMA/100
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.debug kernel: ata2: dev 0 cfg 49:2f00 82:346b 83:7d01 84:4023 85:3468 86:3c01 87:4023 88:407f
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ata2: dev 0 ATA-7, max UDMA/133, 625142448 sectors: LBA48
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ata2: dev 0 configured for UDMA/100
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: scsi1 : sata_sil
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: scsi2 : sata_sil
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: Vendor: ATA Model: MAXTOR STM332062 Rev: 3.AA
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: Vendor: ATA Model: MAXTOR STM332062 Rev: 3.AA
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: Attached scsi disk sda at scsi1, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: Attached scsi disk sdb at scsi2, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: SCSI device sda: 625142448 512-byte hdwr sectors (320073 MB)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: /dev/scsi/host1/bus0/target0/lun0: p1
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: SCSI device sdb: 625142448 512-byte hdwr sectors (320073 MB)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: /dev/scsi/host2/bus0/target0/lun0: p1
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: raw1394: /dev/raw1394 device initialized
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: sbp2: $Rev: 1074 $ Ben Collins
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.err kernel: ieee1394: sbp2: Driver forced to serialize I/O (serialize_io = 1)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hub
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ehci_hcd 00:10.4: PCI device 1106:3104
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ehci_hcd 00:10.4: irq 3, pci mem f8813c00
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ehci_hcd 00:10.4: USB 2.0 enabled, EHCI 1.00, driver 2003-Dec-29/2.4
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: hub.c: 8 ports detected
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: host/uhci.c: USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver v1.1
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: host/uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0xac00, IRQ 7
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: host/uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0xa880, IRQ 3
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: host/uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0xa800, IRQ 5
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 4
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: host/uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0xa480, IRQ 11
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 5
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usbkbd
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: usbkbd.c: :USB HID Boot Protocol keyboard driver
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Initializing USB Mass Storage driver.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: USB Mass Storage support registered.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: IP: routing cache hash table of 8192 buckets, 64Kbytes
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: TCP: Hash tables configured (established 262144 bind 65536)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.notice kernel: RAMDISK: NASLite file system found at block 0
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: <6>Freeing initrd memory: 1962k freed
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ed, running e2fsck is recommended
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Mounted devfs on /dev
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: Freeing unused kernel memory: 540k freed
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdb: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdb: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdb: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdb: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: hdc: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }


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 Post subject: Re: Slow
PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:46 am 
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At first glance, the following stand out:
Myron wrote:
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ide0: probed IRQ 14 failed, using default.
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: ide1: probed IRQ 15 failed, using default.

The onboard IDE controller appears to have IRQ problems or is not supported natively by the NASLite-2 kernel. The generic driver will take over but no DMA and therefore not much speed. I'd go into the BIOS and disable all that is not necessary to free up some IRQs.

You are using a quad-core and I'm pretty sure that is a substantial overkill for what you need to run a NAS. Regardless, the problem is IRQs or specific to the onboard secondary where the two drives in question are connected.

Hope that helps.


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 Post subject: Re: Slow
PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:30 am 
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Tony,

Thanks for the quick reply. I thought I had everything disabled in BIOS but I will check again. I know it's best to disable all of the drives, but that can't be done for the boot drive (which also contains Disk-0), can it?

Why do you think I have a quad core? It's a 1.8 GHz Celeron D.

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Jun 21 17:06:10 user.warn kernel: CPU: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 430 @ 1.80GHz stepping 01


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Regardless, the problem is IRQs or specific to the onboard secondary where the two drives in question are connected.


What do you mean by "onboard secondary where the two drives in question are connected."


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 Post subject: Re: Slow
PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:17 pm 
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Myron wrote:
Why do you think I have a quad core? It's a 1.8 GHz Celeron D.

Code:
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: Processor [CPU1] (supports C1, 16 throttling states)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: Processor [CPU2] (supports C1, 16 throttling states)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: Processor [CPU3] (supports C1, 16 throttling states)
Jun 21 17:06:10 user.info kernel: ACPI: Processor [CPU4] (supports C1, 16 throttling states)

A quick glance sometime leads to assumptions ;)

Tony wrote:
What do you mean by "onboard secondary where the two drives in question are connected."

The board has IDE0 and IDE1 where you can plug 4 drives. The drives you have problems with appear to be connected to the onboard IDE1 which would be the secondary controller.


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 Post subject: Re: Slow
PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:28 am 
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Got it.

I think I'm going to fix the problem by installing the nice 3ware RAID card I just purchased. :)


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 Post subject: Re: Slow
PostPosted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:44 am 
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Update: I installed a hardware RAID card and it works great. I also found out part of my problem was due to "user error", I had the CD ROM and the hard drive on the primary IDE channel both jumpered as "master" :oops: (hanging head in shame.)


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