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Title: OS 3.9 slow disk access?
Post by: AmiDude on June 20, 2009, 04:09:03 PM

I recently upgraded my A1200/060 from O.S. 3.1 to 3.9 + BB2 and
all the latest libraries. Before the upgrade the disk access speed was
about 2,4MB p.s. But after upgrading to 3.9,  the access speed is
only 1,9MB p.s.
How is this possible? There are no major programs running in the
background that would slow things down.
My HD is a IDE to CF adapter with a 2GB SanDisk ExtremeIII
compactFlash card.

Title: Re: OS 3.9 slow disk access?
Post by: Damion on June 20, 2009, 08:37:38 PM

Probably the 3.9 scsi.device, it slows down my A1200/060 as well. Try editing your startup-sequence:

c:setpatch SKIPROMMODULES scsi.device QUIET

Additionaly, Piru's SPEEDYIDE patch from the BlizKick archive adds almost an extra 1 MB/s here, with an IDE-Fix Express. (I could never get IDEFix to work with my CF cards...)

Title: Re: OS 3.9 slow disk access?
Post by: AmiDude on June 20, 2009, 09:00:44 PM

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Additionaly, Piru's SPEEDYIDE patch from the BlizKick archive adds almost an extra 1 MB/s here, with an IDE-Fix Express.

I thought that speedyide was only for use with Phase5 / DCE boards? Unfortunately i've got an Apollo1260. :confused:

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Try editing your startup-sequence:

c:setpatch SKIPROMMODULES scsi.device QUIET

Thanks dude, I will give it a try. :)

Title: Re: OS 3.9 slow disk access?
Post by: Flashlab on June 20, 2009, 09:15:18 PM

SpeedyIDE is for the IDE connector on your motherboard. But to use BlizKick at all you need a card that BlizKick supports; don't know if the Apollo is supported.

Title: Re: OS 3.9 slow disk access?
Post by: Damion on June 20, 2009, 10:00:59 PM

Quote from: AmiDude;512587

I thought that speedyide was only for use with Phase5 / DCE boards? Unfortunately i've got an Apollo1260. :confused:

The SpeedyIDE module also works with RemApollo (http://aminet.net/package/util/boot/RemAPollo). :-)

Title: Re: OS 3.9 slow disk access?
Post by: AmiDude on June 21, 2009, 06:11:26 PM

OK, i've installed RemApollo with speedyide and the  
"c:setpatch SKIPROMMODULES scsi.device QUIET"
command in my startup-sequence and the disk access
is now 2,4MB/sec again!
Thank you dudes for your good recommendation!
:)