Re: Hdparm DMA on Newer (SATA) Systems
On Sunday 09 January 2011 19:21:08 debian-user-digest-request@lists.debian.org
wrote:
> David Baron put forth on 1/9/2011 10:07 AM:
> > I get:
> > HDIO_GET_DMA failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> >
> >
> >
> > on bootup and any attempt to read or set dma for either the IDE or the
> > SATA
> >
> > disk on my system. This is dual core (P4 by hyperthreading?) intel cpu:
> >
> >
> > ~$ lscpu
> > Architecture: i686
> > CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
> > CPU(s): 2
> > Thread(s) per core: 2
> > Core(s) per socket: 1
> > CPU socket(s): 1
> > Vendor ID: GenuineIntel
> > CPU family: 15
> > Model: 4
> > Stepping: 3
> > CPU MHz: 3000.392
> > L1d cache: 16K
> > L2 cache: 2048K
> >
> >
> >
> > Running the stock 32-bit kernel from Sid.
>
> We need a lot more details David. You've been around here long enough
> to know this isn't sufficient detail to allow us to diagnose or assist.
> You mentioned a specific disk subsystem problem, but then the specs on
> the CPU as supportive evidence?
>
> David to his mechanic: My engine doesn't run right. Here's a scratch
> on the rear bumper, see, that might have something to do with it.
>
> Sigh...
My impression was something from the kernel and the newer SATA drivers but
maybe I am wrong about that. (At first I thought the problem was due to a
failing IDE drive but the data was removed from it and this disk is no longer
around._
So what information might I present? (Hwinfo looks very verbal and
uninformative.)
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