[cod] Stable + Quirkiness, and a status update if you can :D

[Andre Lorbach]

So it is running on PIO mode :(

I compiled the kernel myself (my first time) by using the existing
kernel configuration, and had a bit luck that my hoster could boot the
machine with linuxold a few times ;). If you are risky enough I can give
you some intructions I wrote down while I made the kernel update. I am
running 2.4.27 now, HD running in DMA mode now ;)

Regards,
deltaray

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew [mailto:Tali at heavenly-existance.net] 
> Sent: Donnerstag, 7. Oktober 2004 09:59
> To: cod at icculus.org
> Subject: Re: [cod] Stable + Quirkiness, and a status update 
> if you can :D
> 
> Yeap, Debian user here, however only one of the boxes my 
> servers are running on is debian, and prolly the most used 
> server too...
> 
> troubles with setting using_dma 1 is that it's a SATA drive, 
> and alst time i tried that... Kernel Panic :/
> 
> Andre Lorbach wrote:
> 
> >Do you run Debian? 
> >I had simular problems in the past because my kernel was to old and 
> >couldn't handle DMA mode for the harddisk correctly. What 
> happened then 
> >was, the harddisk was running in PIO Mode.
> >
> >For those you don't know what this is, it's a prehistoric how DIE 
> >harddisks worked, and it is really bad for performance. This access 
> >causes 99% Kernel CPU usage which can then cause spikes.
> >
> >You can verify by using this command: 
> >hdparm -d /dev/hda
> >It should show "using_dma = 1 (on)"
> >
> >If you don't have hdparm use "apt-get install hdparm" to install it. 
> >
> >Regards,
> >deltaray
> >
> >  
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Matthew [mailto:Tali at heavenly-existance.net]
> >>Sent: Mittwoch, 6. Oktober 2004 20:05
> >>To: cod at icculus.org
> >>Subject: [cod] Stable + Quirkiness, and a status update if 
> you can :D
> >>
> >>Im gonna top post and i know it's evil but anyway...
> >>been running 1.41d, and it has been preety stable even with 
> vehicle's 
> >>enabled....
> >>However I doo see the odd quirkiness every now and then, also as 
> >>posted further up the list which is currently lost in all 
> the banter, 
> >>is there any status report on how you guys are doing with 
> 1.41e? (or u 
> >>guys upto an internal build of  m or n now? :P)
> >>
> >>The only quirkiness ig et is while peopel are racing around in the 
> >>jeeps etc, everynow and then out of no where it seems to 
> just "spike" 
> >>teh cpu usage for about 3 seconds (lags every other server 
> on teh same 
> >>box) and then goes back to normal for another 10 minute's.
> >>
> >>A status would be nice as it has been some time since i've heard 
> >>anything, just would liek to know you guys are still 
> working nicely on 
> >>it :D Hate to think everyone is sticking around for something that 
> >>wont appear :P
> >>
> >>p.s. Someone said it may be a good idea to post this seperate.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >  
> >
> 
>