Hmm - I get around 2.8MB/sec reading from a raw partition on
	a not particularly fast SCSI disk on an IPX (which should be
	pretty close to a sparc2)
		 dd if=/dev/rsd0a of=/dev/zero bs=64k
	and around 4.2MB/sec reading from a Jaz disk on a sparc4...

On Sat, 24 Jul 1999 myers@iname.com wrote:

> 
> > Reading the dmesg output, I see that the QLogic driver has put the disk
> > into async mode.  I assume that's the problem -- but how would I fix it?
> 
> 
> Oops: more info...
> 
> Reading further on, dmesg does in fact report the proper settings for
> the QLogic card:
> 
> isp0: Target 0 at 10MHz Max Offset 12, 16 bit wide, Tagged Queueing Enabled
> 
> So there is some fundamental limit on how fast a Sparc 2 can talk to
> SCSI?  (Regardless of which SCSI card is involved?)
> 
> Any light anyone can shed on this would be appreciated.
> 
> -David.
> 
>