>>>>> "Loren" == Loren H Burlingame <there.can.be.only.two.apparently at gmail.com> writes: Loren> Have you looked at the kernel USB support? Loren> Make sure that you have the proper chipset specified in the Loren> kernel config. Well, here's one interesting thing. My dell has a nice, easy-to-reach USB port on the front, giving the following miserable performance: 103 seconds to delete 30 megabytes of stuff. However, there are also USB ports on the back. For a laugh, I pulled out of the front port and inserted into the back. New numbers: 11 seconds to delete 36 megabytes of stuff. Loren> You might also want to play with some of the other settings like Loren> bandwidth enforcement and such. Loren> I have never worked with a USB hard drive but I have heard they are Loren> slow (but not THAT slow). Loren> Also are you on a USB 2.0 interface or 1.1? Should be on a 2.0. I wonder if the front port is 1.1.... Hmmm... looks like maybe so: [rpg at necronomicon ~/tusc]$ usbtree /: Bus 05.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci_hcd/8p, 480M |__ Port 8: Dev 4, If 0, Class=stor., Driver=usb-storage, 480M /: Bus 04.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M /: Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M /: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=HID, Driver=hid, 1.5M /: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M |__ Port 2: Dev 3, If 0, Class=vend., Driver=microtekX6, 12M Other than that, looks pretty much like gibberish to me, I'm afraid. thanks, though! R _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list