Re: DMA is turned off on my HDD
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On 07/17/08 06:48, Anton Liaukevich wrote:
> In the beginning of July I reinstall my Debian system (lenny). At once I
> discover that loading cache in Aptitude (ncurses-UI mode) is very slow
> and in general my system is very slow.
>
> In several days I discovered that DMA is turned off on my HDD (fsck
> sayed it while Debian booting). Please, help me turn on DMA mode.
>
> My hardware:
> motherboard: Epox 8RDA3I rev 3.3 (nForce 2 Ultra)
> hdd: WD1200JB (ide, 120gb)
> cpu: Sempron 2200 (k7)
>
> My software:
> Debian lenny
> kernel: linux 2.6.24-1-686
> bootloader: grub 0.97-41
>
> My Linux partitions:
> hda3: / ReiserFS
> hda4: /usr/local/ Ext3
> hda7: swap
> hda8: /home/ EXt3
>
> I had scanned my hdd with native WD scanner and hadn't detected any
> error. Memory scan (memtest86+) also hadn't detected any error.
> Moreover, Windows XP on another partition of this hdd working normally
> and HDD Health program on it (for S.M.A.R.T viewing) don't predict
> T.E.C. in the near future. Also after previous installation of Debian
> lenny my hdd was working fast.
Soon after a reboot, search dmesg for all references to that WD
drive (probably "ata0"), and for hda. Maybe that will give you some
tips.
Also, maybe it's not using the correct chipset driver.
- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
"Kittens give Morbo gas. In lighter news, the city of New New
York is doomed."
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