# 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.