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AboutXHDBench is a Qt-based X-program for testing the output speed of several devices (hard disks, CD-ROMs, floppy drives) and the interaction between them. We wanted to create a graphic Linux tool similar to the Adaptec Benchmark for windows but not restricted to Adaptec managed devices. We don't want to make a better bonnie, because bonnie calculates the speed of a filesystem. We want to immediately see the speed of a device and the interaction of the devices.Important notesDISCLAIMER: There could be bugs, so it is possible that a device could possibly be damaged. There's no warranty for anything!You should be root for accessing the devices. The program reads directly from the devices independent from any filesystems. The static linked version runs even at hosts that don't have X or X libraries installed, you only need a remote X-server for showing the window which can be quite handy for those nice ultra-slim Linux servers :-) If media devices are not recognized, it possibly helps inserting some recognized & properly formatted media. If you use modules, try accessing the non-recognized devices before starting the program or loading the modules by hand.
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--------------------------------------------------------------- Hallo John! > I loved the XHDBench utility. [...] Thanks. We loved it too, but we forgot it ... > If you are interested in the diff file, please reply. We haven't maintained this program for nearly 4 years, so if you are interested in you can take over the complete program. We regulary get messages from freshmeat (http://freshmeat.net/projects/xhdbench/) concerning the maintenance but we never answered. Best wishes Jan ---------------------------------------------------------------Soooooooo..... I am releasing 0.5.4 with changes necessary to compile under QT2. I am now actively using QT3 and KDE 3.0b2. This code works with QT3 as well.
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The Obligatory Screen Shot... ;-)
XHDBench in action on my home PC...
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