Got the replacement board today.. The NL box is now running on an AMD 64 Athlon X2 4000+ with 2GB RAM, LSI Megaraid 150-4 on the PCI-X slot and the array is a RAID5 consisting of 4x Samsung Spinpoint P120 250GB SATA drives. I just benchmarked it real quick (with diskwriggler) and the numbers were not very exciting. Writes in the 30MB/s range and reads at 40MB/s... I was expecting alot higher numbers given the upgrade of switching to PCI-X etc. Admittedly the reads doubled but seeing the numbers that other members are posting with lower speced setups I consider these numbers to be low still. Am I expecting too much out of this setup or does anyone have any idea what the problem is? Sys log reads:
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.notice kernel: klogd started: BusyBox v1.01 (2007.03.15-22:03+0000)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: Linux version 2.4.35.NASLite (root@tzt) (gcc version 3.4.6) #2 Sun Aug 12 09:03:16 EDT 2007
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009ec00 (usable)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: BIOS-e820: 000000000009ec00 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: BIOS-e820: 00000000000f0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 000000007feb0000 (usable)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: BIOS-e820: 000000007feb0000 - 000000007fee3000 (ACPI NVS)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: BIOS-e820: 000000007fee3000 - 000000007fef0000 (ACPI data)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: BIOS-e820: 000000007fef0000 - 000000007ff00000 (reserved)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: BIOS-e820: 00000000f0000000 - 00000000f4000000 (reserved)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: BIOS-e820: 00000000fec00000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.notice kernel: 1150MB HIGHMEM available.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.notice kernel: 896MB LOWMEM available.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: On node 0 totalpages: 523952
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: zone(0): 4096 pages.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: zone(1): 225280 pages.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: zone(2): 294576 pages.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ACPI: RSDP (v002 Nvidia ) @ 0x000f7e40
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ACPI: XSDT (v001 Nvidia ASUSACPI 0x42302e31 AWRD 0x00000000) @ 0x7fee3100
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ACPI: FADT (v003 Nvidia ASUSACPI 0x42302e31 AWRD 0x00000000) @ 0x7feecc80
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ACPI: TCPA (v001 HTC HTCACPI 0x42302e31 AWRD 0x00000000) @ 0x7feece80
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ACPI: SSDT (v001 PTLTD POWERNOW 0x00000001 LTP 0x00000001) @ 0x7feecf00
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ACPI: HPET (v001 Nvidia ASUSACPI 0x42302e31 AWRD 0x00000098) @ 0x7feed180
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ACPI: MCFG (v001 Nvidia ASUSACPI 0x42302e31 AWRD 0x00000000) @ 0x7feed200
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ACPI: MADT (v001 Nvidia ASUSACPI 0x42302e31 AWRD 0x00000000) @ 0x7feecdc0
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ACPI: DSDT (v001 NVIDIA AWRDACPI 0x00001000 MSFT 0x03000000) @ 0x00000000
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: Kernel command line: rw root=/dev/ram0 initrd=NASLite.02 quiet BOOT_IMAGE=naslite.01
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Initializing CPU#0
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: Detected 2109.644 MHz processor.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: Console: colour VGA+ 80x25
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: Calibrating delay loop. 4207.41 BogoMIPS
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Memory: 2065140k/2095808k available (2214k kernel code, 30276k reserved, 642k data, 540k init, 1178304k highmem)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Dentry cache hash table entries: 262144 (order: 9, 2097152 bytes)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Inode cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: 8, 1048576 bytes)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Mount cache hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Buffer cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: 7, 524288 bytes)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: Page-cache hash table entries: 524288 (order: 9, 2097152 bytes)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: CPU: L1 I Cache: 64K (64 bytes/line), D cache 64K (64 bytes/line)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: CPU: L2 Cache: 512K (64 bytes/line)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.debug kernel: CPU: After generic, caps: 178bfbff ebd3fbff 00000000 00000000
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.debug kernel: CPU: Common caps: 178bfbff ebd3fbff 00000000 00000000
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+ stepping 01
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Enabling fast FPU save and restore. done.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Enabling unmasked SIMD FPU exception support. done.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Checking 'hlt' instruction. OK.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: IRQ9 SCI: Edge set to Level Trigger.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: mtrr: v1.40 (20010327) Richard Gooch (
rgooch@atnf.csiro.au)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: mtrr: detected mtrr type: Intel
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ACPI: Subsystem revision 20040326
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: PCI: PCI BIOS revision 3.00 entry at 0xf20f0, last bus=9
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: PCI: Using configuration type 1
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ACPI: Interpreter enabled
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ACPI: Using PIC for interrupt routing
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ACPI: System [ACPI] (supports S0 S1 S3 S4 S5)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ACPI: PCI Root Bridge [PCI0] (00:00)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: PCI: Probing PCI hardware (bus 00)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: Transparent bridge - PCI device 10de:0370
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.debug kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0._PRT]
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.debug kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.HUB0._PRT]
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK1] (IRQs 5 7 9 *10 11 14 15)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK2] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK3] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK4] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK5] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK6] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK7] (IRQs *5 7 9 10 11 14 15)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK8] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 *11 14 15)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LP2P] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUBA] (IRQs 5 *7 9 10 11 14 15)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: abled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LMC1] (IRQs 5 *7 9 10 11 14 15)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LAZA] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LPMU] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LSMB] (IRQs *5 7 9 10 11 14 15)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUB2] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 *11 14 15)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LIDE] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LSID] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LFID] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LSA2] (IRQs 5 7 9 10 11 14 15) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC1] (IRQs 16) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC2] (IRQs 17) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC3] (IRQs 18) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC4] (IRQs 19) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC5] (IRQs 16) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC6] (IRQs 16) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC7] (IRQs 16) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC8] (IRQs 16) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCF] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCH] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [AMC1] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APMU] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [AAZA] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCS] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCL] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCM] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCZ] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APSI] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APSJ] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [ASA2] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: PCI: Probing PCI hardware
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LSMB] enabled at IRQ 5
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUBA] enabled at IRQ 7
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUB2] enabled at IRQ 11
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LMC1] enabled at IRQ 7
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK1] enabled at IRQ 10
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK7] enabled at IRQ 5
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK8] enabled at IRQ 11
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: PCI: Using ACPI for IRQ routing
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.4
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: Initializing RT netlink socket
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: Starting kswapd
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: allocated 32 pages and 32 bhs reserved for the highmem bounces
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Journalled Block Device driver loaded
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: devfs: v1.12c (20020818) Richard Gooch (
rgooch@atnf.csiro.au)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: devfs: boot_options: 0x1
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Installing knfsd (copyright (C) 1996
okir@monad.swb.de).
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ACPI: Fan [FAN] (on)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ACPI: Processor [CPU0] (supports C1)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ACPI: Processor [CPU1] (supports C1)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ACPI: Thermal Zone [THRM] (40 C)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Real Time Clock Driver v1.10f
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 8192K size 1024 blocksize
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: loop: loaded (max 8 devices)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - version 7.3.20-k4
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Copyright (c) 1999-2006 Intel Corporation.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 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
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: FW Version=$Version$
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: pcnet32.c:v1.30h 06.24.2004
tsbogend@alpha.franken.de * Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ThunderLAN driver v1.15
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: TLAN: 0 devices installed, PCI: 0 EISA: 0
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: dmfe: Davicom DM9xxx net driver, version 1.36.4 (2002-01-17)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ns83820.c: National Semiconductor DP83820 10/100/1000 driver.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: sk98lin: No adapter found.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: forcedeth.c: Reverse Engineered nForce ethernet driver. Version 0.50.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.debug kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 00:11.0 to 64
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: eth0: forcedeth.c: subsystem: 01043:81fb bound to 00:11.0
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00beta4-2.4
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: NFORCE-MCP55: IDE controller at PCI slot 00:0c.0
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: NFORCE-MCP55: chipset revision 161
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: NFORCE-MCP55: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: NFORCE-MCP55: 00:0c.0 (rev a1) UDMA133 controller
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: NFORCE-MCP55: neither IDE port enabled (BIOS)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Loading Adaptec I2O RAID: Version 2.4 Build 5
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Detecting Adaptec I2O RAID controllers.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Red Hat/Adaptec aacraid driver (1.1-3 Aug 12 2007 09:05:44)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: scsi: Detection failed (no card)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.notice kernel: megaraid: v2.10.10.1 (Release Date: Thu Jan 27 16:19:44 EDT 2005)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.notice kernel: megaraid: found 0x1000:0x1960:bus 4:slot 1:func 0
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.notice kernel: scsi1:Found MegaRAID controller at 0xf8814000, IRQ:11
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.notice kernel: megaraid: [713S:G121] detected 1 logical drives.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.notice kernel: megaraid: supports extended CDBs.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: megaraid: channel[0] is raid.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: scsi1 : LSI Logic MegaRAID 713S 254 commands 16 targs 4 chans 7 luns
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.notice kernel: scsi1: scanning scsi channel 0 for logical drives.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: Vendor: MegaRAID Model: LD 0 RAID5 715G Rev: 713S
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.notice kernel: scsi1: scanning scsi channel 1 for logical drives.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.notice kernel: scsi1: scanning scsi channel 2 for logical drives.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.notice kernel: scsi1: scanning scsi channel 3 for logical drives.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.notice kernel: scsi1: scanning scsi channel 4 [P0] for physical devices.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: GDT-HA: Storage RAID Controller Driver. Version: 3.04
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: GDT-HA: Found 0 PCI Storage RAID Controllers
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: 3ware Storage Controller device driver for Linux v1.02.00.037.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: 3w-xxxx: No cards found.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.debug kernel: libata version 1.20 loaded.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: Attached scsi disk sda at scsi1, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: SCSI device sda: 1465159680 512-byte hdwr sectors (750162 MB)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Partition check:
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: /dev/scsi/host1/bus0/target0/lun0: p1
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: raw1394: /dev/raw1394 device initialized
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: sbp2: $Rev: 1074 $ Ben Collins
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.err kernel: ieee1394: sbp2: Driver forced to serialize I/O (serialize_io = 1)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hub
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.debug kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 00:0a.1 to 64
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ehci_hcd 00:0a.1: PCI device 10de:036d
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ehci_hcd 00:0a.1: irq 11, pci mem f8818000
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.debug kernel: PCI: cache line size of 64 is not supported by device 00:0a.1
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: ehci_hcd 00:0a.1: USB 2.0 enabled, EHCI 1.00, driver 2003-Dec-29/2.4
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: hub.c: 10 ports detected
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: host/uhci.c: USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver v1.1
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.debug kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 00:0a.0 to 64
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: host/usb-ohci.c: USB OHCI at membase 0xf881a000, IRQ 7
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: host/usb-ohci.c: usb-00:0a.0, PCI device 10de:036c
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: hub.c: 10 ports detected
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usbkbd
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: usbkbd.c: :USB HID Boot Protocol keyboard driver
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Initializing USB Mass Storage driver.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: USB Mass Storage support registered.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: IP: routing cache hash table of 16384 buckets, 128Kbytes
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: TCP: Hash tables configured (established 262144 bind 65536)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0.
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.notice kernel: RAMDISK: NASLite file system found at block 0
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: <6>hub.c: new USB device 00:0a.1-2, assigned address 2
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: .<6>scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: . Vendor: Generic Model: USB Flash Drive Rev: 1.00
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sdb at scsi2, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: -byte hdwr sectors (268 MB)
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: .sdb: Write Protect is off
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: /dev/scsi/host2/bus0/target0/lun0: unknown partition table
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.debug kernel: WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.debug kernel: USB Mass Storage device found at 2
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: <6>Freeing initrd memory: 1962k freed
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: EXT2-fs warning: checktime reached, running e2fsck is recommended
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.warn kernel: VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Mounted devfs on /dev
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: Freeing unused kernel memory: 540k freed
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: EXT3 FS 2.4-0.9.19, 19 August 2002 on sd(8,1), internal journal
* Mar 6 20:23:16 user.info kernel: EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
is getting 200+MB/s reads on his software based RAID5 with 4 similiar drives.. ? Perhaps I'm comparing pears with apples here?