DMA Problems

[Kelly L. Fulks]

Gabriel Dragffy wrote:
> Well in my original email I said:
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> I switch it on:
> ~@kokslick110:~$ sudo hdparm -d1 /dev/hdb
> Password:
> /dev/hdb:
>  setting using_dma to 1 (on)
>  using_dma    =  1 (on)
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> So it turns on and then it is echoed as being on, but having to manually do 
> this everytime I switch the computer on is annoying. Also I have done several 
> installations of breezy due to me messing up the system and I know for sure 
> it worked as described in the Wiki before, but on this latest install it's 
> not functioning. Perhaps it could have been an update?
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>>>> Kelly L. Fulks
>>>> Home Account
>>>> near Huntsville, AL
>> Yes it should go in the hdparm.conf file.  It works fine here when
>> placed there.  Have you tried entering this command by hand to see if it
>> will work at all?
>>
>> --
>> Kelly L. Fulks
>> Home Account
>> near Huntsville, AL
> 

The next thing to verify then is that hdparm is being run at boot time.
 It has been a year or better since I set this up and I don't remember
if I had to tell the system to run hdparm or not.

Also which version are you running?  I have done this with Warty, Hoary,
and now Breezy, but I have not tried Dapper yet.

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Kelly L. Fulks
Home Account
near Huntsville, AL