Thank you for your reply.
The problem does not arise on Windows. I've just installed LL5.6 on another PC, and the problem persists.
Regarding memory sticks, I've long had a suspicion that quality control is bad even amongst makes such as Kingston, Toshiba (renamed Kioxia for some reason), etc.
I tested my memory sticks a week or so ago on a USB 2.0 port, using Crystaldisk 8. I only tested a few items so the thoughts I offer have little statistical significance. The 5 USB 2.0 sticks tested averaged roughly 28Mb/s R, 5Mb/s W. The 3 USB 3.0 (3.2 gen1) sticks averaged roughly 25Mb/s R and 10Mb/s W. What cracked me up is that two used hard drives I bought produced an average of 33Mb/s R and 25Mb/s W. This suggests to me that on write, it's the slowness of the memory sticks (even the USB 3.0 sticks) that is the limitation and not the speed of the USB 2 port. If so, this shows memory sticks up in a very poor light.
You're right about bad USB 3.0 sticks!
Ean.
Best wishes, Ean.
The problem does not arise on Windows. I've just installed LL5.6 on another PC, and the problem persists.
Regarding memory sticks, I've long had a suspicion that quality control is bad even amongst makes such as Kingston, Toshiba (renamed Kioxia for some reason), etc.
I tested my memory sticks a week or so ago on a USB 2.0 port, using Crystaldisk 8. I only tested a few items so the thoughts I offer have little statistical significance. The 5 USB 2.0 sticks tested averaged roughly 28Mb/s R, 5Mb/s W. The 3 USB 3.0 (3.2 gen1) sticks averaged roughly 25Mb/s R and 10Mb/s W. What cracked me up is that two used hard drives I bought produced an average of 33Mb/s R and 25Mb/s W. This suggests to me that on write, it's the slowness of the memory sticks (even the USB 3.0 sticks) that is the limitation and not the speed of the USB 2 port. If so, this shows memory sticks up in a very poor light.
You're right about bad USB 3.0 sticks!
Ean.
Best wishes, Ean.