Thierry Vignaud wrote: > Quel Qun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > no since: > - dma drive access is not generally needed to boot a system > - having dma off usually does not prevent to access a dvd drive > - the same effect can be more safely achieved by passing the right > parameter to the kernel (eg xxx=autotune, xxx=dma, and so on) >
Of course, it might be useful for some Mandrake tool (harddrake2? diskdrake??) to be able to turn dma on and off ... per device ... maybe even show hdparm benchmarks if hdparm is installed. Buchan -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7
