[Hudlug] Re: A hdparm Tweaking Guide

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Quoting Rob Shakir <rob.shakir@ntlworld.com>:

> Les my Maxtor D740X 40GB 7200RPM shows:
> 
> -----
> /dev/hda:
>  Timing buffer-cache reads:   128 MB in  0.52 seconds =247.58 MB/sec
>  Timing buffered disk reads:  64 MB in  1.60 seconds = 39.93 MB/sec
> ----
> 
> I dont know what file it is to add it to to make it run on boot, you
> could install it as a cron task, therefore executing the command every
> 10 mins, running it more than once does no harm
> 
> Shak
> 

Anything simple like that you want to run at boot should be put 
into /etc/rc.d/rc.local - or the equivalent on your system, remembering it runs 
as root.

-- 
Richard Kirkcaldy


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