Slow Samba access with 12.0

AndreaWozzup · February 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM

Don't know if this is the same issue but I upgraded last week to LE 12.0.2 on a Rpi5. I use to upload files to the Rpi5 using network shares and with LE 11 I was getting 16/17 MB/s now I get on average 5/6 MB/s on the absolutely same device and network. Is the same issue that has been resolved on the nightly?

**chewitt** · February 7, 2025 at 3:32 AM

Quote from AndreaWozzup

Don't know if this is the same issue

The original thread is discussing the SMB client in Kodi and you're talking about the Samba server in the OS, so I've moved your post into its own thread. Start with an update to a current LE13 nightly as we're unlikely to fix anything in the LE12 codebase now.

AndreaWozzup · February 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM

Thanks for moving the post, but my concern with LE13 is that from my understanding it's just in a "test" phase, so I may end up having the same problem and some new ones too :(. Downgrading to LE11 is an option? Or will you still recommend moving to 13?

**chewitt** · February 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM

I've been running LE13 images for the last 11 months on the family RPi5 daily-driver. The images are stable.

AndreaWozzup · February 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM

..and bonus question, since I use Samba to place files on a usb storage connected to the rpi5 from a Windows 11 laptop, using NFS server as an alternative to Samba is viable on LE12 and make sense?

**chewitt** · February 8, 2025 at 10:32 AM

NFS shares will require you to compile a custom LE image that includes an NFS server (and we don't have a package for that in our buildsystem). LE is not a NAS distro, and we intentionally only support basic Samba shares.

One possible source of speed differences is the change from NTFS-3G (LE11) to in-kernel NTFS drivers (LE12) but in theory that should make things faster not slower. It's possible to install NTFS-3G drivers as an add-on from the LE repo and override the in-kernel driver to make a comparison.

AndreaWozzup · February 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM

Thanks for answering, that sound very complex I'll give it a shot with LE13. Final question: do you suggest to install from scratch or can I update my current LE12?

**chewitt** · February 8, 2025 at 11:09 AM

Either is fine.