On Saturday 30 Aug 2003 6:14 pm, Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Friday 29 Aug 2003 2:35 pm, L.V.Gandhi wrote:
> > In my /etc/sysconfig/harddisks in mdk91, all lines are commented
> > out. But [EMAIL PROTECTED] lvgandhi]# hdparm  /dev/hda
> >
> > /dev/hda:
> >  multcount    = 16 (on)
> >  IO_support   =  0 (default 16-bit)
> >  unmaskirq    =  0 (off)
> >  using_dma    =  1 (on)
> >  keepsettings =  0 (off)
> >  readonly     =  0 (off)
> >  readahead    =  8 (on)
> >  geometry     = 2434/255/63, sectors = 39102336, start = 0
> > From  where dma and other parameters are set?
>
> LV - I presume you know hdparm?  If not, there's the man info with
> some useful comments on
>
> http://www.lydgate.org.uk/linux/hdparm.html

May be I was not clear in my statement. I know to set the parameters using 
hdparm. But I wanted to know how the default parameters are set when all 
lines are commented out in  /etc/sysconfig/harddisks in mdk91.
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L.V.Gandhi
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