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[Sunny <sloncho@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 4/18/07, Jess Jackson <jessjackson@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I have a system running OpenSuSE 10.2 that has some odd behavior. I have
> two identical LG HL-DT-ST - DVDRRW GSA-4166B DVD burners.
>
> When I run k3b I get a message saying "DMA disabled on device HL-DT-ST -
> DVDRRW GSA-4166B." It suggests the problem can be fixed by running
> "hdparm -d 1 /dev/hda" as root.
>
> I have done that. I have also run YAST and actually set the two channels
> explicitly for DMA/33. In either case, the settings do not "stick" even
> when done via YAST.
>
> When I run k3b and make multiple copies of a DVD, the first copy starts
> at 16-X but trails off to about 2X before it is done and does the second
> copy at about 1X. If I check in YAST or start and restart k3b, I get the
> "DMA disabled" message again.

I have reported similar problem awhile back. It happens to even if
only reading from the devices. The hdparam setting works for a while,
but if the disk has some problems, the DMA is disabled. No one
responded before, so I'm wondering if this is opensuse problem, or
kernel problem.

Cheers

--
Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny)

Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just
a pile of scrap.
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