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I've just setup a samba server on an old RPI 1. I've mounted a external hard drive, run some tests and got about 20 MB/s speed.

Then did the same thing for my ehternet setup, got around 3,5 MB/s speed between the samba server and my laptop.

Then I tried a file transfer through ssh, went about 450 KB/s sometimes around 500 or 600. But when I tried to read or write files with samba I am only getting like 200 KB/s at best 250 KB/S. I expected at least a constant 320 KB/s because my purpose with this thing is mainly to store mp3.

So i've tried adding things to my samba configuration file, but it didn't do anything. Considering the value I got from my hard drive and lan connexion I hope reaching 1 MB/s is not too much to ask. What can I do to improve this ?

valentin diverchy
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  • what fileystem have you created on the external drive? – Jaromanda X Apr 30 '20 at 23:02
  • It's an ext4 filesystem. – valentin diverchy Apr 30 '20 at 23:17
  • Stop using a USB connected drive - the bottleneck is normally a clash over the USB controller bus and getting swamped. Try a file or two on the SD card and pop the results in your question please. I would be surprised if you can get anywhere near you needs on a Pi 1. You could try allocating a larger swap but that board is tight on memory. See https://notenoughtech.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-internet-speed/ for some trials. Do you need SAMBA or just a DLNA feeder? –  Apr 30 '20 at 23:54
  • I've looked up the DLNA feeder and it fitted my expectations. So manage to setup a plex server and it's working fine. – valentin diverchy Jun 02 '20 at 14:06

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