[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: Enable DMA on a Travelmate 8005



On Wednesday, 06.04.2005 at 12:51 +0200, Marco Calviani wrote:

> > > /dev/hda: setting using_dma to 1 (on) HDIO_SET_DMA failed:
> > > Operation not permitted using_dma = 0 (off)
> > > 
> > > Maybe i've got some IDE module missing?
> >
> > Assuming this is done as root?  If not, you need to do that; if
> > already root, what kernel are you running?
>
> Ok, i' root, and i'm using a custom reviewed 2.6.10 kernel.

What's a "custom reviewed kernel" mean?  How does it vary from the stock
Debian kernels?  For example, how is its IDE support different?

Can you make DMA work by using a stock Debian kernel?

Dave.
-- 
Please don't CC me on list messages!
...
Dave Ewart - davee@sungate.co.uk - jabber: davee@jabber.org
All email from me is now digitally signed, key from http://www.sungate.co.uk/
Fingerprint: AEC5 9360 0A35 7F66 66E9 82E4 9E10 6769 CD28 DA92

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: Digital signature


Reply to: