Am Montag, 19. September 2005 19:38 schrieb Jacob Bresciani: > The only other thing that jumps to mind is permissions, I assume > you're running as root or through sudo?
Yes, I am running as root. Directly as root, not sudo. Hans > > Jacob Bresciani > > > "Passwords are like bubble gum, strongest when fresh, should never be > used by groups and create a sticky mess when left laying around" > > -anon > > On Sep 19, 2005, at 10:19 AM, Hans wrote: > > Am Montag, 19. September 2005 19:18 schrieben Sie: > >> do you have the proper chipset driver for your HD controller or > >> motherboard loaded? if not then DMA won't work because it won't know > >> where/how to turn it on. > > > > Yes, I have. Chipset is via82xxxx. And the kernel module is loaded ! > > > > Hans > > > >> Knoppix loads a kernel which probably has your MB /HD controller > >> loaded so at least you know it will work. > >> > >> Jacob Bresciani > >> > >> "Passwords are like bubble gum, strongest when fresh, should never be > >> used by groups and create a sticky mess when left laying around" > >> > >> -anon > >> > >> On Sep 19, 2005, at 10:04 AM, Hans wrote: > >>> Hi folks, > >>> I tried to improve my settings of the harddrive. These are the > >>> original > >>> settings: > >>> > >>> /dev/hda: > >>> multcount = 16 (on) > >>> IO_support = 1 (32-bit) > >>> unmaskirq = 0 (off) > >>> using_dma = 0 (off) > >>> keepsettings = 0 (off) > >>> readonly = 0 (off) > >>> readahead = 256 (on) > >>> geometry = 16383/255/63, sectors = 195371568, start = 0 > >>> > >>> You see, dma is off. When trying to set this to on ( hdparm -d 1 / > >>> dev/hda), I > >>> get this error: > >>> > >>> /dev/hda: > >>> setting using_dma to 1 (on) > >>> HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted > >>> using_dma = 0 (off) > >>> > >>> could there be a bug in hdparm ? When running knoppix in 32-Bit- > >>> mode it works > >>> fine. > >>> > >>> These are the infos from /dev/hda: > >>> > >>> hdparm -i /dev/hda > >>> > >>> /dev/hda: > >>> > >>> Model=ST9100823A, FwRev=3.01, SerialNo=3LG02H6A > >>> Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs RotSpdTol>. > >>> 5% } > >>> RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=4 > >>> BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=8192kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16 > >>> CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=195371568 > >>> IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120} > >>> PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 > >>> DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 > >>> UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5 > >>> AdvancedPM=yes: unknown setting WriteCache=enabled > >>> Drive conforms to: ATA/ATAPI-6 T13 1410D revision 2: > >>> > >>> * signifies the current active mode > >>> > >>> Could it be a bug ??? Any clue ?? > >>> > >>> Best regards > >>> > >>> Hans > >>> > >>> > >>> Look at this, please. > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]