On Monday November 4 2002 11:08 am, Miark wrote:
> Wooky,
>
> MDK 9.0 turns DMA -off- for CD and DVDs by default. Go to the command
> line as root, and type "hdparm -d1 /dev/hdx" where x represents your
> DVD drive. (Use the hdx notation, even if you use scsi emulation).
> Your DVDs will now play as they did in 8.2.
>
> To make the change permanent, add it to /etc/rc.d/rc.local and you'll
> be good to go. I learned this on the expert list last night.
>
> Miark
That'll work, but a better way is to (as root):
'cd /etc/sysconfig'
(edit 'harddisks', and remove the # in front of 'USE_DMA=1')
'cp harddisks harddiskhd?'
where ? is the drive letter for CDrom and/or CD-RW drives, EG
'cp harddisks harddiskhdc'
'cp harddisks harddiskhdd'
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