+ Raghavendra Bhat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [23.07.02 20:06]:
> -Balu- Walter posts :
>
> >> but do I have dma on?
>
> DMA is not enabled. Have you installed hdparm ?
Of course, I couldn't have done "hdparm -i /dev/hda" without ;)
> Do an `apt-get install
> hdparm' and enable DMA by doing `hdparm -d1 /dev/hda'. You can also
> pass on `-c1 -u1' to hdparm. Please test out the hard disk read timings
> by doing a`hdparn -t /dev/hda' before and after passing the said
> arguments.
I thought that myself, but got curious, why the #debian.de FAQ told me
that "it could be possible that the BIOS activated the UDMA-mode already
(marked with *). You don't have to do anything in this case. If not you
have to enable it using hdparm afterwards."
The hdd "felt" kinda slow though, so I checked with "hdparm -d /dev/hda"
and was told that dma is not active...
> >> BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=2048kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
>
> You can also set the multi-sector count to 16 by passing `-m16' to
> hdparm.
I'd like to test it, but I have to wait 'til tomorrow. Self-larted
myself (as I am guessing atm) by editing /etc/network/interfaces and
typing "auth eth0" instead of "auto eth0" some hours ago.
I just tried to reboot and check if everything gets started and
configured as expected on booting (which does not :)
Balu
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