> > cat prtconf.pv > > > > compatible: 'pci8086,7111.1' > > Hmm, that's the same Intel IDE controller that I have > in an old ASUS P2B-S box. > This box works just fine with HDDs and ATAPI optical > devices in U-DMA mode. > > Maybe you should check if there are BIOS options to > automatically configure the > HDD data transfer mode. I thinks it's best to set > them to "AUTO", don't try to force a > certain PIO, MWDMA or UDMA mode for a device.
Ok The install has finished and the system is running fine without setting ata-dma-enabled=0 in grub. I have tried thrashing the disk with dd if=/dev/zero of=/var/tmp/fred bs=1024 count=1024000 and only takes 1:43 plus no error in /var/adm/messages The disk is faster than the same test on my Fujitsu Siemens Amilo D Does this mean that I don't have a disk problem now the system is running the full OS? Cheers Richard This message posted from opensolaris.org
