Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3729 mails)

[Lars Norén <lars.noren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bernd wrote:
> 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


Hmmm, strange -- is DMA enabled in BIOS, for all drives? I can't seem to 
find that particular option in my present BIOS, but I remember seeing it 
in the BIOS of my old motherboard, and I think you were able to choose 
between 'OFF', 'AUTO', PIO-mode 1, 1, 3, 4' or 'DMA-16, -33, -66' or 
something like that.


/Lars