Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 17:22:16 -0500 From: Glenn Johnson <gjohnson@nola.srrc.usda.gov> To: Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com> Cc: mi@aldan.algebra.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: writing slower with SoftUpdates Message-ID: <19990422172216.A552@symbion.srrc.usda.gov> In-Reply-To: <19990422163120.A48347@dan.emsphone.com>; from Dan Nelson on Thu, Apr 22, 1999 at 04:31:20PM -0500 References: <199904212008.QAA57336@misha.cisco.com> <19990422163120.A48347@dan.emsphone.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Thu, Apr 22, 1999 at 04:31:20PM -0500, Dan Nelson wrote: > I've attached a script that will check all drives on your system, tell > you which ones have WCE (write cache enable) turned on, and tell you > how to disable it. > > -Dan Nelson > dnelson@emsphone.com Interesting! I ran your script and found all three of my SCSI drives had write caching enabled. Is it the same situation with IDE drives and softupdates with regards to performance degradation? Thanks. -- Glenn Johnson Technician USDA, ARS, SRRC New Orleans, LA To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?19990422172216.A552>