--- Matt Graham wrote: > After a long battle with technology, Jorge Delacruz > wrote: --- cut ---> > 2M/s? That doesn't sound right for either USB1 or > USB2. > (perhaps the long technology battle is 1/2 of my problem) I plugged in a USB drive and dd the internal drive to a file on the external USB drive. It took 9 hours to dd a 40 GB internal drive. 40 GB * 1024 MB/GB / (9 hrs * 60 min/hr * 60 sec/min) = 40960 / 32400 = 1.2 MB/sec I used USB2 hardware (this was a requirement on the purchase), new drives, and a really new kernel with USB2 support. Maybe this is a limitation with dd? The external hard drive's light blinks alot and the box seems I/O bound when I do it. Jorge Delacruz ____________________________________________________________________________________ Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss