Re: DMA Problem

[ScapeSmerk@netscape.net]

I think (but don't quote me) that there is a problem  with DMA in 2.4.21....
works fine in 2.4.20, maybe try that

Ben.

Marcel Gschwandl wrote:

> Hi again,
>
> I was root. As non root I would get
> HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Permission denied
> and not 
> HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted
>
> thanks anyway
> Marcel
>
>
> On Sun, 2003-07-06 at 16:34, Klaus Rechert wrote:
>  
>
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> > try as root
> >
> > 	Klaus
> >
> >
> > On 06 Jul 2003 16:19:06 +0200
> > Marcel Gschwandl <tautau@gmx.ch> wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > Hi folks,
> > >
> > > I already asked about this issue once but didn't get any answers so I
> > > try it again.
> > >
> > > I have an IBM Thinkpad A31p with Debian sarge + some sid packages on it.
> > > Recently I updated to kernel 2.4.21 but with this kernel it seems not to
> > > be possible to change into DMA mode. (it was possible with 2.4.20).
> > >
> > > A "hdparm -d 1 /dev/hda" reports:
> > > /dev/hda:
> > > setting using_dma to 1 (on)
> > > HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted
> > > using_dma    =  0 (off)
> > > Has anybody a hint why this can happen or at least where I can get some
> > > answers?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance
> > > Marcel
> > >
> > > --
> > > Marcel Gschwandl <tautau@gmx.ch>
> > >
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> > > is the day they start making vacuum cleaners. -- Ernst Jan Plugge
> > >
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