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Vampire Drive Speed

David Wright

Posts 373
24 Apr 2017 15:51


I am getting in the area of 3mb per second drive speed for ide flash drive. Isn't that rather slow?

I also have inserted micro sd card but haven't installed under amiga system. I have heard still unstable and don't want to lose data utilizing this if so.


Carlos Milán

Posts 95
24 Apr 2017 16:13


That's actually quite fast. GOLD3 is reaching about 9 MB/s, but that's like hyperspace for our A600.


Gunnar von Boehn
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 6207
24 Apr 2017 17:30


Which Vampire do you have?
600 or 500 model?


David Wright

Posts 373
24 Apr 2017 18:55


the 500 version


Aksel Andersen

Posts 120
24 Apr 2017 19:01


On the v500+ I get 11mb/s on the ide Port. And i get around 4mb/s on the sd card if i remember correctly. Both are read values. On write it is a bit lower on both.
 
  I am guessing the sd could have bigger values. What are the theoretical read/write speed of the sd slot on the v500+?
 
  Cheers


Gunnar von Boehn
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 6207
24 Apr 2017 19:29


David Wright wrote:

  the 500 version
 

3 MB/sec is pretty good for an AMIGA.
The A4000 does not reach this :)

But you can get much more.
Over 10 MB/sec you should get, please turn on FASTIDE!


David Wright

Posts 373
24 Apr 2017 20:21


Did I miss some information?

I have read the wiki page a few times for help on Picasso and Saga and got that working.
Is there some software installed with all of this to change settings or commands needed to implement?

How to I enable fast ide?


Henryk Richter
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 128/ 1
24 Apr 2017 21:22


In EXTERNAL LINK  there is a file called "Vampiretool" in the "C" subdirectory. Call VampireTool FastIDE from CLI.

You might want to put it into your startup-sequence. You can disable the FastIDE by calling VampireTool SlowIDE.


David Wright

Posts 373
24 Apr 2017 22:41


Done. Getting over 10mds
Thank you


Michael R

Posts 281
25 Apr 2017 20:33


David Wright wrote:

Done. Getting over 10mds
  Thank you

David,
Now that you have experimented with the IDE settings are you doing file transfer or using a Benchmark test to get those readings of 10MB/sec? Are you using a CF card or SD card over IDE for that?


David Wright

Posts 373
26 Apr 2017 00:14


Using cf card. Just ran sysinfo to get readings. Sysinfo crashes when dong cpu speed test because program needs a patch.
Still can read before it blips out. Around 105 mips, 190 times speed of basic amiga.

Would like to make use of sd card when it's possible.


Mr-Z EdgeOfPanic

Posts 189
26 Apr 2017 04:51


Yes you need a patch indeed, sysinfo expects a FPU if not then it crashes.


Alex Blacks

Posts 12
01 Oct 2017 22:34


Hello,
I need Help with vampiretool FastIde
I have a V500+, i'm using an mSata ssd 16GB formatted PFS3 aio, when i launch the command from cli, if i try to open a disk, i have the followed message:

Device DH0: ALERT: Wrong dirblock id

or

Wrong ablock id

i'd like to use FasIde, there something that i'm missing?

without FasIde i have 3mb/s, i know it's enough, but more fast it's better ;-)

Thanks



Gunnar von Boehn
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 6207
01 Oct 2017 23:07


Alessio Blacks wrote:

  Hello,
    I need Help with vampiretool FastIde
    I have a V500+, i'm using an mSata ssd 16GB formatted PFS3 aio, 
 

 
  FASTIDE uses the fastest PIO a mode only officially supported by CF.
  Use a normal CF adapter for $3 and a Sandisk CF and it will work.
 
  Many users also use it with SDcard and adapter or with SATA.
  but whether this works depends on your adapter and cable length.


Alex Blacks

Posts 12
02 Oct 2017 20:34


OK Perfect!

Thanks!

posts 15