nodma as a more common option
I think that NODMA should be either set as the default option
(again), or it's use should be more strongly suggested.
Recently, I've run into a good number of machines (P2 and up)
which fail to boot properly unless nodma is specified. I now
specify nodma in the isolinux.cfg when I rewrite knoppix
CDs ( I still haven't tried remastering the compressed
filesystem)
Im thinking that the use of nodma should be suggested as the
first line of defence when a recent version of knoppix won't
boot plainly.recent versions of knoppix.
Other than that, perhaps some sort of test chould be created
which recognizes if a disk/controller flakes during boot with
DMA on, and reverts to nodma. (is it possible to set the kernel
boot paramaters (/proc/cmdline) after the system is partway thru
booting??)
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