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SubjectRe: (U)DMA issues - another for the blacklist? (was Re: Maybe Disk Problem.)


On Sun, 7 Mar 1999, Pavel Ravits wrote:

> Hi,
>
>
> (2nd message)
>
> Andre M. Hedrick wrote:
>
> > Recompile with the CONFIG_AUTODMA option disabled.

I don't have an CONFIG_AUTODMA in my kernel...

[root@tori linux]# uname -a
Linux tori.nacs.net 2.2.2-ac7 #2 Sat Mar 6 01:21:49 EST 1999 i586 unknown
[root@tori linux]# grep DMA .config
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA=y
CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO=y

> > Next, turn on DMA/UDMA support in the BIOS.
> > Then boot new kernel.
>
> Yes, as I said the option now disabled.
> About the BIOS support for the DMA/UDMA - this is that I found:
> *there is a place to switch UDMA for the master/slave, but the switch
> is whether UDMA will be auto or disabled so of course it was and is auto.
> *In the autodetecting the possible modes to set are LBA/NORMAL/LARGE.
> it was LBA, I tryed NORMAL -> destroyed the MBR and something more and
> then returned it to previous LBA.
> Anyway on boot of the computer(not linux) there is this table and it shows me
> that the disk mode is LBA,UDMA2.



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