# HG changeset patch
# User bircoph
# Date 1235366592 0
# Node ID 4790f4ca73e558b69f994d4c5e8b0b61cce4c424
# Parent aca006234d33b03a0ec9314be9b831a6e554ea51
Update some statements:
1) Suggest larger read ahead buffer.
2) Note how sdparm may be used to adjust scsi device speed.
diff -r aca006234d33 -r 4790f4ca73e5 DOCS/xml/en/cd-dvd.xml
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/cd-dvd.xml Mon Feb 23 05:16:48 2009 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/cd-dvd.xml Mon Feb 23 05:23:12 2009 +0000
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
will dramatically decrease the performance.
It is recommended that you also tune your CD-ROM drive
with hdparm:
-hdparm -d1 -a8 -u1 [cdrom device]
+hdparm -d1 -a256 -u1 [cdrom device]
@@ -68,8 +68,16 @@
-SCSI drives do not have a uniform way of setting these parameters (Do you know
-one? Tell us!) There is a tool that works for
+You may tweak the speed of SCSI CD-ROM drives with
+sdparm, you need version 1.03 or higher:
+sdparm --command=speed=[speed in kB/s] [cdrom device]
+Speed must be specified in kilobytes per second, the drive will
+round it as appropriate. Please refer to the sdparm man page for
+details.
+
+
+
+There is also a dedicated tool that works for
Plextor SCSI drives.