Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4570 mails)

[Basil Chupin <blchupin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter Nikolic wrote:
> On Saturday 05 Nov 2005 15:37, Basil Chupin wrote:
>
> > How does one make SuSE 10 accept the fact that I want the DMA on the DVD
> > ROM set to UDMA 33?
> >
> > No matter what I try in Yast2 to set the DMA of hdb (the DVD ROM), Sus
> > 10 shows me that the Required DMA Mode should be UltraDMA 33 but won't
> > budge from showing the Curent DMA Mode as OFF.
> >
> > This setting has to be also set manually somewhere in some config file I
> > would think. Anyone know which config file this may be?
> >
> > (Sus - no, not Suse, not until I get THIS wacky behaviour sorted out -
> > accepted the change to the DMA to hdd which is my DVD burner.)
> >
> > Had no trouble with this in earlier versions of sus, BTW.
> >
> > Any suggestions on how to overcome this "feature" most welcome because I
> > finally acquired the ability to view DVDs but I am not used to viewing
> > jerky moving pictures.
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > --
> > In a period of great joy and pleasure you are comforted by the thought
> > that tragedy is just around the corner.
>
>
>
> Works ok here  yast-- > hardware -->  IDE DMA Mode --> select the drive you 
> want to change the mode on go to bottom of the box click on the small 
> downfacing arrow in the box pick the desired mode  click on finish  done   
> that is on Suse 10.0. with all the updates ..
>
> Pete .

In my query I mention that I have tried to use yast to set the DMA - and 
it doesn'w work so doing what you suggest is not going to work here.

Cheers.

--
In a period of great joy and pleasure you are comforted by the thought 
that tragedy is just around the corner.