Patrick Shanahan wrote:

* Basil Chupin [11-08-08 23:01]:

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My notes show me how to force the correct DMA in etc/sysconfig/ide but I cannot remember what the command line statement is which will display what DMA is being used by each of the devices. Could someone please refresh my memory?

hdparm <device>

hdparm --help

man hdparm

Thanks, Patrick. I looked in man hdparm but got absolutely lost in all the 'waffle' -- most of the man pages could do with some simple examples on how to do things rather than go on and on listing available options :-) . The question now remains is why isn't the DMA set correctly in 11.1 Beta4 for the CDROM -- and why, just like in 11.0, there is no option to view and set the DMA in the Control Centre? Ciao. -- Understanding only begins with the act of perception. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Basil Chupin wrote:

Patrick Shanahan wrote:

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* Basil Chupin [11-08-08 23:01]:

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My notes show me how to force the correct DMA in etc/sysconfig/ide but I cannot remember what the command line statement is which will display what DMA is being used by each of the devices. Could someone please refresh my memory?

hdparm <device>

hdparm --help

man hdparm

Thanks, Patrick. I looked in man hdparm but got absolutely lost in all the 'waffle' -- most of the man pages could do with some simple examples on how to do things rather than go on and on listing available options :-) .

The question now remains is why isn't the DMA set correctly in 11.1 Beta4 for the CDROM -- and why, just like in 11.0, there is no option to view and set the DMA in the Control Centre?

Ignore the above comment about the DMA not being set correctly in 11.1 Beta4 because rebooting the system has set the DMA to 1 (ON) [for all devices]. However, the question as to why the DMA option not being in Control Centre stands. Ciao. -- Understanding only begins with the act of perception. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Sunday 09 November 2008 05:13:37 Dave Plater wrote:

... Since 11.0 the dma setting in your bios is honoured.

Any reference? I would really like to read more about that, as I had devices that disliked high speed very much. -- Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org