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On Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 12:24:56PM -0400, Kent Borg wrote: > On Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 09:26:49PM -0400, Brendan wrote: > > No need to fear, KNOPPIX still comes as a CD version...One just came out 6 > > days ago... > > > > ftp://ftp.knoppix.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/knoppix/KNOPPIX_V4.0.2CD-2005-09-23-EN.iso > > I booted my freshly burned Knoppix disk, and it is faster. If I do > two hdparm tests in immediate succession, the second now clocks in at > 1 MB/second. 33% improvement! > > But still way short of the 27 MB/s when I boot back to Ubuntu. > > Does Knoppix have USB 2.0? Is there some magic boot parameter needed > to turn it on? A detail: I did have the disk present as Knoppix was > booting. Look at the difference between lsmod on Knoppix and Ubuntu. Does Ubuntu load ehci_hcd and Knoppix not do so? If so, then Knoppix needs a modprobe ehci_hcd and a replugging of the USB drive. -dsr-
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