The problem most likely is that support for your IDE controller is not built into the kernel. This a problem I have encountered several times and it is quite annoying. If the controller drivers are not built into the kernel, you can not enable DMA. I wish someone would fix this bu they currently have not. Compile and pack a custom kernel and then install it. That should fix your problem.
Robert On Fri, 2006-02-24 at 15:59 +0100, Leonardo Boselli wrote: > [I am not subscribed to this list, so please reply to my own address] > I have a HP ZV6100 . I have installed debian serge, then updated to etch. > but either with 2.6.8 or 2.6.15, k7 or 486 i am unable to activate dma and > in turn the computer freeze almost completely during disk access > (expecailly if i download large files from a fast lan server). > The hardware is fine since if i use a 2.6.12 from ububntu the dma is > correctly activated and i can also activcate/deactivate it with hdparm. > Any hint ? possible kernel personalization to get it to woik ? > > [I am not subscribed to this list, so please reply to my own address] > > Leonardo Boselli > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
