-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 07/17/08 06:48, Anton Liaukevich wrote: > In the beginning of July I reinstall my Debian system (lenny). At once I > discover that loading cache in Aptitude (ncurses-UI mode) is very slow > and in general my system is very slow. > > In several days I discovered that DMA is turned off on my HDD (fsck > sayed it while Debian booting). Please, help me turn on DMA mode. > > My hardware: > motherboard: Epox 8RDA3I rev 3.3 (nForce 2 Ultra) > hdd: WD1200JB (ide, 120gb) > cpu: Sempron 2200 (k7) > > My software: > Debian lenny > kernel: linux 2.6.24-1-686 > bootloader: grub 0.97-41 > > My Linux partitions: > hda3: / ReiserFS > hda4: /usr/local/ Ext3 > hda7: swap > hda8: /home/ EXt3 > > I had scanned my hdd with native WD scanner and hadn't detected any > error. Memory scan (memtest86+) also hadn't detected any error. > Moreover, Windows XP on another partition of this hdd working normally > and HDD Health program on it (for S.M.A.R.T viewing) don't predict > T.E.C. in the near future. Also after previous installation of Debian > lenny my hdd was working fast.
Soon after a reboot, search dmesg for all references to that WD drive (probably "ata0"), and for hda. Maybe that will give you some tips. Also, maybe it's not using the correct chipset driver. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA "Kittens give Morbo gas. In lighter news, the city of New New York is doomed." -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkh/SpQACgkQS9HxQb37XmfAPwCeI9//ylOnvzZ2o2WTFgAnLjMf XQgAoLimJz3MsXA95XRGZ5P6qbnGaUXm =C5Kq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
