Command: tickle
TICKLE is a read-ahead for LBACACHE. This gives extra speed to
floppy disk drives.
Syntax:
tickle [/CHS] [/LBA] [/?]
Options:
/CHS Old harddisk read-ahead on (CHS mode - Cylinder/Head/Sector).
/LBA New harddisk read-ahead on (LBA mode - Logical Block Adressing).
/? Shows the help.
Comments:
TICKLE reads the whole floppy track at once when you
first read anything in a track - this is faster because
the floppy has to revolve less often.
Floppy read-ahead is always on.
Load LBACACHE with FLOP option enabled first!
Do not LH / LOADHIGH TICKLE, risk of data loss / DMA problems!
For more information see:
https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/
packet: lbacache, section: DOC OR:
https://gitlab.com/FreeDOS/base/lbacache/-/tree/master/DOC/LBACACHE
Examples:
To speed up a diskette:
lbacache FLOP (Enables floppy cache)
tickle (Floppy read-ahead is always on)
See also:
cdrcache.sys
lbacache
lh/loadhigh
Copyright © 2004 Robert Platt, updated 2008 and 2022
by W. Spiegl.
This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO.
See the file H2Cpying for copying conditions.