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i have an usb hd connected to my router, but when i connect to the disk it is taking a while.. an when i is browsing it take up to 30 sec. to navigate to different folders.
is there any chance that it will improve is i change the filesystem om my usb disk? i have fat 32 on it now... whitc filesystem can i use on my usb disk, for getting up the performance?
sorry for the bad english.
NIGHTCD
Give us some more info please.
Do you have a lot of folders?
Are you accessing the drive through FTP or Samba?
I have some folders. and sub folders.
i am connecting trough ftp, and the other day i did set up samba and it is the same as the ftp connections.
some of my folders has cappital letters in, does that have any affect on the browsing?
on the usb disk i have the filesystem fat32.
and i have oleg firmware 1.7.5.9-5
NIGHTCD
*Sigh*
First of all: Read the FAQ, the HowTo section is NOT for asking questions.
Second: You should give info on which firmware you are using and and other relevant info.
Third: If I ask if you have lots of folders you answer with 'some' -> I want numbers
Edit: Ok, so you've added some info on firmware and filesystem, forget point two. Moved to questions and answers
Hello, Stryno.
Sorry for the missing info.
i have 8 folders in the root.
folder 1 there is 20 subfolders.
folder 2 there is 4 subfolders.
folder 3 there is 3 subfolders.
folder 4 there is 6 subfolders.
folder 5 there is 2 subfolders.
folder 6 there is no subfoldes.
folder 7 there is 11 subfolders.
folder 8 there is no subfolders.
filesystem : fat32.
firmware : oleg 1.7.5.9-5 with samba and ftp.
router : asus wl-500g.
and the question.
is there any chance to get up the speed when i am browsing the folders on my ftp server (it is the same when i am browsing via the ftp og with samba)
or. do i have to change the filesystem on the disk.. ?
NIGHTCD
Antiloop
15-09-2004, 08:29
uhm.. what if you just type the folder you want to go to ?
is that going fast ? instead of browsing..
I have a directory on my USB HD with 95 folders in it. When I log on to my router and do a 'ls' on the folder, it takes approximately 30 seconds for the command to complete.
Listing the directory using FTP it takes 34 seconds, I suspect SAMBA will be in the same range.
During the listing, the HD is very busy. I suspect that listing a directory is not very efficient over a USB 1.1 connection (the I/O probably uses a lot of roundtrips to and from the HD).
Subsequent listings take as long as the previous listing, so Linux does not cache this.
I'm using a 5400 rpm disk, 1.7.5.9 CR5 firmware and a 160Gb FAT32 partition.
no it is not any faster when i type in the folders name directly..
but it seems that is someting that i have to live widt...
thanks all..
NIGHTCD