the HD should be able to handle DMA because I was able to enable it with
hdparm and an kernel 2.4.20.
output of "hdparm -I /dev/hda":
<output>
/dev/hda:
ATA device, with non-removable media
Model Number: IC25T060ATCS05-0
Serial Number: CSL805DEG81H2A
Firmware Revision: CA8OA71A
Standards:
Used: ATA/ATAPI-5 T13 1321D revision 3
Supported: 5 4 3 2 & some of 6
Configuration:
Logical max current
cylinders 16383 16383
heads 16 16
sectors/track 63 63
--
CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064
LBA user addressable sectors: 117210240
device size with M = 1024*1024: 57231 MBytes
device size with M = 1000*1000: 60011 MBytes (60 GB)
Capabilities:
LBA, IORDY(can be disabled)
bytes avail on r/w long: 4 Queue depth: 1
Standby timer values: spec'd by Vendor, no device specific
minimum
R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 16
Advanced power management level: 128 (0x80)
DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5
Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns
PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
Cycle time: no flow control=240ns IORDY flow control=120ns
Commands/features:
Enabled Supported:
* NOP cmd
* READ BUFFER cmd
* WRITE BUFFER cmd
* Host Protected Area feature set
* Look-ahead
* Write cache
* Power Management feature set
Security Mode feature set
* SMART feature set
* Device Configuration Overlay feature set
SET MAX security extension
Address Offset Reserved Area Boot
Power-Up In Standby feature set
* Advanced Power Management feature set
* SMART self-test
* SMART error logging
Security:
Master password revision code = 65534
supported
not enabled
not locked
frozen
not expired: security count
not supported: enhanced erase
60min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT.
HW reset results:
CBLID- above Vih
Device num = 0 determined by the jumper
Checksum: correct
</output>
To me this output says it works but it doesn't.
Apropos chipset. It is an Intel i845.
Greets
Marcel
