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. Some more "interesting" actions. I have a YMF724-Based PCI Audio Adapter installed. I can set the sound card up through YAST and the card works great. But if I reboot, the sound is gone again. I can get sound back only by resetting it in YAST. One other possible "factor." This PC, a Dell 2.8 MHz unit, was shipped with Windows XP. The Windows system crashed big time twice with the Windows C: drive trashed. I decided to wipe it clean and install OpenSuSE 10.2. I have had no problems whatsoever with the hard drive since installing OpenSuSE. I am not a major hardware expert, but I am wondering if the hard drive controller may be faulty. But since I have had no problems with booting SuSE and getting it up (except the sound & DMA issues above), I just do not know. So, I am stuck. Any help would be appreciated. Jess -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org