This seems to be a fairly major sticking point for some people. DMA is pretty vital. From what I can tell from reading up on the issue, it seems to be a kernel / libata problem. I have assigned this to kernel- bugs in order to at least get someone who will know more looking into it.
** Changed in: hdparm (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Kernel Bugs -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs