Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 31 Jan 2000 04:49:11 -0500 (EST) | From | <> | Subject | OT:sync,redhat6.0 and hard disk controllers.. |
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Hi, (PLease respond to me directly as I am not on the mailing list) I posted this question on the redhat and the linux-admin mailing list,no response and that is why I am bother you folks..
I have two machines..both with redhat 6.0 stock kernel..one is a dell machine and the other an assembled machine.. Now when I type sync on the DELL machine the sync returns almost immediately but the same when I type sync in the assembled machine..it takes a long time, a very long time to return..I can hear the hard disk whir like crazy...the flushing actually takes place ONLY when I type sync...
Why is this..is this bcos I have somecheaper hard disk/controllers...I normally would not bother but in cases when the system is rebooted byforce I lose a lot of work in the assembled machine but in the DELL machine..things are not that bad..Is this some kind of a hardware problem ?? If so how can I fix it?? This is not an isloated case..it happened many times and on many machines..
Pls help as this problem is turning out to be really frustrating!!
TIA, Arni
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