Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!psuvax1!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!apple!mrspoc!itkin From: itkin@mrspoc.Transact.COM (Steven M. List) Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco Subject: Re: If you have Xenix 386, run this for me Message-ID: <1991Jan27.191246.18823@mrspoc.Transact.COM> Date: 27 Jan 91 19:12:46 GMT References: <1991Jan16.094432.21159@eng.ufl.edu> <1991Jan19.173450.25227@bilver.uucp> Reply-To: steven@Transact.COM Distribution: usa Organization: Transact Software Lines: 27 bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion) writes: >In article n025fc@tamuts.tamu.edu (Kevin Weller) writes: >> In article <1991Jan16.094432.21159@eng.ufl.edu> jc@joker.mil.ufl.edu (Jim Castleberry) writes: > >> Someone with Xenix 386 do me a favor and try the following on your >> machine (you'll have to be root to open the device). >> dd if=/dev/rhd00 of=/dev/null bs=100k count=100 >> It's absolutely harmless - just reading 10 meg into the bit bucket. >> I'd like to know how many seconds it took, plus your Xenix version, >> controller type, and disk type if you know them. I expect it to take >> between 10 seconds and 2 minutes. > >>I did and it took 33 seconds, system load was minimal at the time. I >>have version 2.3.3, an IDE controller and a Conner 105 meg drive. > >Ran this on an IBM 80, 20MHz '386, 2 megs memory, 110 Meg IBM ESDI >drive, Xenix 2.2.3, and got 1:48.9 real time using the time command. UCK - I ran this on my Everex Step 25, DPT controller with 12.5MB cache RAM, MAXTOR 650+MB disk, minimal load - 68 SECONDS! I'm astounded. Sigh. This is, as asked, SCO XENIX (v2.3.3). -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ : Steven List @ Transact Software, Inc. :^>~ : : Chairman, Unify User Group of Northern California : : {apple,coherent,limbo,mips,pyramid,ubvax}!itkin@guinan.Transact.COM :