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[SLE] PowerTweak/DMA/Latency in 8.1 - was:DVD Playback Problem - SOLVED
- From: Bernd <bernd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 19:46:30 -0700
- Message-id: <200306131946.30265.bernd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Bernd wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I'm running 8.1. I didn't have powertweak installed, so I downloaded and
>>>> installed it, -extra, -gtk, and yast2- for 8.1. I now have powertweak as
>>>>an option in Yast, yet I am not able to change any values. My
>>>> ELEVATOR_READ_LATENCY default is set to 1024.
>>>>
>>>>I also only have DMA setting available as IDE DMA mode, and only for hda.
>>>>
>>>>Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>>Bernd
>>>I might be mistaken, but isn't it so that there are no pull-down menues
>>>or boxes or anything like that in 8.1, you simply type the drives you
>>>want to enable DMA for: "hda, hdb, hdc"
>>>I have DMA enabled for all drives and ELEVATOR_READ_LATENCY set to 32
>>>for hdc (DVD) but it still doesn't work -- my guess is that it's due to
>>>the CD-R (hdd) on the same IDE channel which is slower than the DVD.
>>>/Lars
On Friday 13 June 2003 11:02, Lars Norén wrote:
> Bernd wrote:
> > Although I do have pulldown menus, I am unable to change anything. I
> > can't alter the default settings at all. I can highlight the entry, but
> > cannot delete the contents of the value box, or enter any new values.
> > Having the powertweak feature in Yast is useless if I can't make any
> > changes on any of the sections listed in powertweak. It just shows me
> > the default info.
> >
> > How do I set DMA for my drives? How can I change the read-latency?
>
> Unfortunately I don't know anything about Powertveak in SuSE 8.1 and how
> you can change the read-latency, but when it comes to the DMA settings I
> think they can be found in the same place as in SuSE 8.2: YaST2 (Control
> Center) - Hardware - IDE DMA mode.
>
>
> /Lars
Control Center - IDE DMA only allows me to change DMA on/off for hda!
Any other suggestions for PowerTweak, DMA, and latency changes???
Bernd
--
"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather
wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them
to yearn for the vast and endless sea."
Antoine de St. Exupery
>>>>
>>>>I'm running 8.1. I didn't have powertweak installed, so I downloaded and
>>>> installed it, -extra, -gtk, and yast2- for 8.1. I now have powertweak as
>>>>an option in Yast, yet I am not able to change any values. My
>>>> ELEVATOR_READ_LATENCY default is set to 1024.
>>>>
>>>>I also only have DMA setting available as IDE DMA mode, and only for hda.
>>>>
>>>>Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>>Bernd
>>>I might be mistaken, but isn't it so that there are no pull-down menues
>>>or boxes or anything like that in 8.1, you simply type the drives you
>>>want to enable DMA for: "hda, hdb, hdc"
>>>I have DMA enabled for all drives and ELEVATOR_READ_LATENCY set to 32
>>>for hdc (DVD) but it still doesn't work -- my guess is that it's due to
>>>the CD-R (hdd) on the same IDE channel which is slower than the DVD.
>>>/Lars
On Friday 13 June 2003 11:02, Lars Norén wrote:
> Bernd wrote:
> > Although I do have pulldown menus, I am unable to change anything. I
> > can't alter the default settings at all. I can highlight the entry, but
> > cannot delete the contents of the value box, or enter any new values.
> > Having the powertweak feature in Yast is useless if I can't make any
> > changes on any of the sections listed in powertweak. It just shows me
> > the default info.
> >
> > How do I set DMA for my drives? How can I change the read-latency?
>
> Unfortunately I don't know anything about Powertveak in SuSE 8.1 and how
> you can change the read-latency, but when it comes to the DMA settings I
> think they can be found in the same place as in SuSE 8.2: YaST2 (Control
> Center) - Hardware - IDE DMA mode.
>
>
> /Lars
Control Center - IDE DMA only allows me to change DMA on/off for hda!
Any other suggestions for PowerTweak, DMA, and latency changes???
Bernd
--
"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather
wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them
to yearn for the vast and endless sea."
Antoine de St. Exupery
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