RE: better than nice -d 19
Hi !
> On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 01:17:39PM +1300, Jochen Daum wrote:
> >> And did you enable DMA on you disks (hdparm)?
> >
> >No, didn't. Thanks for this. But when I try hdparm -d /dev/hda I
> >always get
> >
> >using_dma = off (0)
> >
> >instead of enabling/disabling it as the manpage says. Does
> this point
> >to not being turned on in the bios?
>
> It points to reading the manpage more carefully ;)
> hdparm -d doesn't toggle DMA, you have to set it explicitly, ie.
> hdparm -d1 /dev/hda
> !^!
faboulous. That was the (a) problem.
Jochen
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