Re: [gentoo-user] DMA
On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, Calvin Walton wrote:
After rebooting my machine dmesg showed the following lines:
hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
more of same...
hda: DMA disabled
hdb had the DMA on and hda had DMA off but I had no problem turning it on
manually.
Do I have a problem in hdb? what should I do about it?
Why didn't hda start with DMA automatically?
Thanks,
Yuval Scharf
Try enabling the option Use multi-mode by default, found in:
Device Drivers
-Enhanced IDE/MFM/RLL disk/cdrom/tape/floppy support
-Include IDE/ATA-2 DISK support
or IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE=y in the config file.
As the kernel help reads:
Use multi-mode by default (IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE)
If you get this error, try to say Y here:
hda: set_multmode: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hda: set_multmode: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
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Itamar and Calvin, thanks for answering but you were wrong.
My error message is different than the error message written in the
IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE option. It didn't help.
I've searched the web and found out that this is a hardware problem.
It can be caused be a bad cable or cables which are to close to each other,
etc.
In my case sometimes I get the problem and sometimes I don't.
Yuval Scharf
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Re: [gentoo-user] DMA
Scharf Yuval wrote:
Hello,
In a computer with a disk capable of DMA.
hdparm -i /dev/hda returns:
/dev/hda:
Model=Maxtor 6E040L0, FwRev=NAR61590, SerialNo=E13CFB3E
Config={ Fixed }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=57
BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=2048kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
CurCHS=17475/15/63, CurSects=16513875, LBA=yes, LBAsects=80293248
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,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 udma6
AdvancedPM=yes: disabled (255) WriteCache=enabled
Drive conforms to: (null):
* signifies the current active mode
but hdparm /dev/hda returns:
/dev/hda:
multcount= 0 (off)
IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit)
unmaskirq= 0 (off)
using_dma= 0 (off)
keepsettings = 0 (off)
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead= 256 (on)
geometry = 65535/16/63, sectors = 80293248, start = 0
When I try turning the DMA on using hdparm -d1 /dev/hda I get:
/dev/hda:
setting using_dma to 1 (on)
HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted
using_dma= 0 (off)
I'm using Linux 2.6 and as much as I can see all the DMA options in the
kernel are turned on. Can someone tell me what is the problem?
Thanks,
Yuval Scharf
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You probably didn't compile in the pci bus master dma support for the
chipset your motherboard has into the kernel. If you just use generic
pci bus-master dma support you usually get this problem.
For example, I have an nforce2 chipset, so I compile in AMD and NVIDIA
IDE Support. Check for you chipset under the generic DMA bus-master
support tree.
Cheers,
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Re: [gentoo-user] DMA
On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, Kevin Hanson wrote:
Scharf Yuval wrote:
Hello,
In a computer with a disk capable of DMA.
hdparm -i /dev/hda returns:
/dev/hda:
Model=Maxtor 6E040L0, FwRev=NAR61590, SerialNo=E13CFB3E
Config={ Fixed }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=57
BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=2048kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
CurCHS=17475/15/63, CurSects=16513875, LBA=yes, LBAsects=80293248
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,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 udma6
AdvancedPM=yes: disabled (255) WriteCache=enabled
Drive conforms to: (null):
* signifies the current active mode
but hdparm /dev/hda returns:
/dev/hda:
multcount = 0 (off)
IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit)
unmaskirq = 0 (off)
using_dma = 0 (off)
keepsettings =0 (off)
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead = 256 (on)
geometry = 65535/16/63, sectors = 80293248, start = 0
When I try turning the DMA on using hdparm -d1 /dev/hda I get:
/dev/hda:
setting using_dma to 1 (on)
HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted
using_dma = 0 (off)
I'm using Linux 2.6 and as much as I can see all the DMA options in the
kernel are turned on. Can someone tell me what is the problem?
Thanks,
Yuval Scharf
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You probably didn't compile in the pci bus master dma support for the
chipset your motherboard has into the kernel.If you just use generic
pci bus-master dma support you usually get this problem.
For example, I have an nforce2 chipset, so I compile in AMD and NVIDIA
IDE Support.Check for you chipset under the generic DMA bus-master
support tree.
Cheers,
Kevin
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Thanks kevin, it worked.
But I still have two problems.
my /etc/conf.d/hdparm file includes the line:
all_args=-d1
After rebooting my machine dmesg showed the following lines:
hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
hda: DMA disabled
hdb had the DMA on and hda had DMA off but I had no problem turning it on
manually.
Do I have a problem in hdb? what should I do about it?
Why didn't hda start with DMA automatically?
Thanks,
Yuval Scharf
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Re: [gentoo-user] DMA
Scharf Yuval wrote:
On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, Kevin Hanson wrote:
Scharf Yuval wrote:
Hello,
In a computer with a disk capable of DMA.
hdparm -i /dev/hda returns:
/dev/hda:
Model=Maxtor 6E040L0, FwRev=NAR61590, SerialNo=E13CFB3E
Config={ Fixed }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=57
BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=2048kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
CurCHS=17475/15/63, CurSects=16513875, LBA=yes, LBAsects=80293248
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,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 udma6
AdvancedPM=yes: disabled (255) WriteCache=enabled
Drive conforms to: (null):
* signifies the current active mode
but hdparm /dev/hda returns:
/dev/hda:
multcount = 0 (off)
IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit)
unmaskirq = 0 (off)
using_dma = 0 (off)
keepsettings =0 (off)
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead = 256 (on)
geometry = 65535/16/63, sectors = 80293248, start = 0
When I try turning the DMA on using hdparm -d1 /dev/hda I get:
/dev/hda:
setting using_dma to 1 (on)
HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted
using_dma = 0 (off)
I'm using Linux 2.6 and as much as I can see all the DMA options in the
kernel are turned on. Can someone tell me what is the problem?
Thanks,
Yuval Scharf
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You probably didn't compile in the pci bus master dma support for the
chipset your motherboard has into the kernel.If you just use generic
pci bus-master dma support you usually get this problem.
For example, I have an nforce2 chipset, so I compile in AMD and NVIDIA
IDE Support.Check for you chipset under the generic DMA bus-master
support tree.
Cheers,
Kevin
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Thanks kevin, it worked.
But I still have two problems.
my /etc/conf.d/hdparm file includes the line:
all_args=-d1
After rebooting my machine dmesg showed the following lines:
hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
hda: DMA disabled
hdb had the DMA on and hda had DMA off but I had no problem turning it on
manually.
Do I have a problem in hdb? what should I do about it?
Why didn't hda start with DMA automatically?
Thanks,
Yuval Scharf
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I don't think I'm going to be able to help you on that one. What drives
do you have? What is hda? What is hdb? Are they older drives?
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Re: [gentoo-user] DMA
hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
hda: DMA disabled
Please try enabling 'Use multi-mode by default' in the ATA section
in menuconfig.
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Re: [gentoo-user] DMA
After rebooting my machine dmesg showed the following lines:
hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdb: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
more of same...
hda: DMA disabled
hdb had the DMA on and hda had DMA off but I had no problem turning it on
manually.
Do I have a problem in hdb? what should I do about it?
Why didn't hda start with DMA automatically?
Thanks,
Yuval Scharf
Try enabling the option Use multi-mode by default, found in:
Device Drivers
-Enhanced IDE/MFM/RLL disk/cdrom/tape/floppy support
-Include IDE/ATA-2 DISK support
or IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE=y in the config file.
As the kernel help reads:
Use multi-mode by default (IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE)
If you get this error, try to say Y here:
hda: set_multmode: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hda: set_multmode: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
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Re: [gentoo-user] DMA not working (2.4.22 and 2.6.1)
Richard Revis wrote: I have upgraded from 2.4.19 to 2.4.22-r4 on one machine and 2.6.1 on another. In both cases hdparm returns this: HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted The best would be to compare chipset related options between your old (working) and actual .config files. Let me guess, u used genkernel !? If yes, it's expected feature :-). noro -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA not working (2.4.22 and 2.6.1)
On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 15:33:46 -0800, Richard Revis muttered: Kernel options are (2.4.22): snipped IDE options From the performance I am getting it definitely isn't enabled. Options on the 2.6.1 kernel are set in a similar way. Try enabling some of the chipset options. -- Andrew Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA not working (2.4.22 and 2.6.1)
Richard Revis wrote: I have upgraded from 2.4.19 to 2.4.22-r4 on one machine and 2.6.1 on another. In both cases hdparm returns this: elrsr-0 root # hdparm -d1 /dev/hda /dev/hda: setting using_dma to 1 (on) HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted using_dma= 0 (off) Kernel options are (2.4.22): x x * Enhanced IDE/MFM/RLL disk/cdrom/tape/floppy support x x x x * Include IDE/ATA-2 DISK supportx x x x [*] Use multi-mode by default x x x x * Include IDE/ATAPI CDROM support x x x x [*] PCI IDE chipset support x x x x [ ] Generic PCI IDE Chipset Support x x x x [*] Sharing PCI IDE interrupts support x x x x [*] Generic PCI bus-master DMA support x x x x [ ] Boot off-board chipsets first support x x x x [ ] Force enable legacy 2.0.X HOSTS to use DMAx x x x [*] Use PCI DMA by default when available x x x x [ ] Enable DMA only for disks From the performance I am getting it definitely isn't enabled. Options on the 2.6.1 kernel are set in a similar way. I have Enable DMA only for disks set Have you checked your bios settings are OK David -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA not working (2.4.22 and 2.6.1)
On Mon, Jan 12, 2004 at 11:33:46PM +, Richard Revis wrote: I have upgraded from 2.4.19 to 2.4.22-r4 on one machine and 2.6.1 on another. In both cases hdparm returns this: elrsr-0 root # hdparm -d1 /dev/hda /dev/hda: setting using_dma to 1 (on) HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted using_dma= 0 (off) Looks like your Hard Drive might not support DMA. Is it an older drive? -- Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://arcterex.net There are only 3 real sports: bull-fighting, car racing and mountain climbing. All the others are mere games.-- Hemingway -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA not working (2.4.22 and 2.6.1)
On Mon, Jan 12, 2004 at 11:33:46PM +, Richard Revis wrote: I have upgraded from 2.4.19 to 2.4.22-r4 on one machine and 2.6.1 on another. In both cases hdparm returns this: elrsr-0 root # hdparm -d1 /dev/hda /dev/hda: setting using_dma to 1 (on) HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted using_dma= 0 (off) I was getting the same problem and it was because I didn't have the CONFIG_BLK_DEV_VIA82CXXX chipset option. You are probably missing a similar option for your chipset. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA not working (2.4.22 and 2.6.1)
I had the same problem, you may want to enable support for your IDE Chipset in your kernel, the specific one... not just general support. Regards, Martin Richard Revis wrote: I have upgraded from 2.4.19 to 2.4.22-r4 on one machine and 2.6.1 on another. In both cases hdparm returns this: elrsr-0 root # hdparm -d1 /dev/hda /dev/hda: setting using_dma to 1 (on) HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted using_dma= 0 (off) Kernel options are (2.4.22): x x * Enhanced IDE/MFM/RLL disk/cdrom/tape/floppy support x x x x * Include IDE/ATA-2 DISK supportx x x x [*] Use multi-mode by default x x x x * Include IDE/ATAPI CDROM support x x x x [*] PCI IDE chipset support x x x x [ ] Generic PCI IDE Chipset Support x x x x [*] Sharing PCI IDE interrupts support x x x x [*] Generic PCI bus-master DMA support x x x x [ ] Boot off-board chipsets first support x x x x [ ] Force enable legacy 2.0.X HOSTS to use DMAx x x x [*] Use PCI DMA by default when available x x x x [ ] Enable DMA only for disks From the performance I am getting it definitely isn't enabled. Options on the 2.6.1 kernel are set in a similar way. Any suggestions greatly appreciated. Thanks, Richard -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA not working (2.4.22 and 2.6.1)
Hi, On Tuesday 13 January 2004 00:33, Richard Revis wrote: x x x x [ ] Generic PCI IDE Chipset Support x you should enable this AND the drivers for your chipset. Glück Auf Volker -- Conclusions In a straight-up fight, the Empire squashes the Federation like a bug. Even with its numerical advantage removed, the Empire would still squash the Federation like a bug. Accept it. -Michael Wong -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA not working (2.4.22 and 2.6.1)
I've had similar problems on my toshiba laptop (6 months old). DMA worked when I used RedHat but not in Gentoo. Actually it doesn't work in Gentoo with the vanilla sources but it works with the gentoo sources, which I find pretty weird. Tom -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA while booting
On Fri, 2004-01-02 at 01:41, Mauro Arnoldi wrote: Is it possible to enable DMA before this check so that I can scan my partitions faster? You can force hdparm to run before checkroot: echo hdparm checkroot hostname modules checkfs localmount /etc/runlevels/boot/.critical -Arthur -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA while booting
Hi, Sounds like you haven't correctly compiled in support for your IDE controller into the kernel. You can use lspci (from the pciutils package) to find out which IDE controller you have, and then you should compile support for that into the kernel (in 2.6 menuconfig: Device Drivers --- ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support --- ...). Also check that Use PCI DMA by default when available is selected. Once you have the right support compiled in, the kernel should automatically set DMA during bootup. Daniel. Mauro Arnoldi wrote: While I boot my Laptop with Gentoo Linux I notice this warning while checking the filesystem * The dma of your hard drive is turned off * * This may really slow down the fsck process * Is it possible to enable DMA before this check so that I can scan my partitions faster? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA
Helder Correia wrote: Hello, I'm a Gentoo newbie. I have just installed from 1.4 i386 LiveCDs and now I get a message at booting saying I don't have DMA enabled for my hard drive (the context of the message is something related to fsck). I edited /etc/conf.c/hdparm and now it looks like this: -- # Copyright 2003 Gentoo Technologies, Inc. # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, v2 or later # $Header: /home/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/sys-apps/hdparm/files/hdparm-conf.d,v 1.1 2003/03/01 21:17:39 sethbc Exp # You can either set hdparm arguments for each drive using disc*_args and cdrom*_args.. # eg. # disc0_args=-d1 -X66 # disc1_args-d1 # cdrom0_args=-d1 disc0_args=-d1 -X66 -c1 -A1 -m1 # Or, you can set hdparm options for ALL drives using all_args.. # eg. # this mimics the behavior of the current script #all_args=-d1 -- Result: nothing changed, I get the same message. Can you please help me? Thanks. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list Maybe the disk with the error i not disc0, try enabling it by hand with hdparm -d 1 /dev/hdx to see what happens you may also check with hdparm -i /dev/hdx or hdparm -I /dev/hdx to get more detailded info about the drives and the modes that it supports -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA
On Monday 01 December 2003 15:40, Lucas Sallovitz wrote: Maybe the disk with the error i not disc0, try enabling it by hand with hdparm -d 1 /dev/hdx to see what happens you may also check with hdparm -i /dev/hdx or hdparm -I /dev/hdx to get more detailded info about the drives and the modes that it supports I'm sure it is disc0. I don't have more discs. I can manually set the parameters for DMA and other at the console. Shouldn't /etc/conf.c/hdparm just work as if I run hdparm from a local script? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA
i just say, be careful, enabling dma can destroy it, check your kernel and be SURE to have the real driver for your chipset enabled, and then enable the option: enable dma for disks by default of available forcing dma can destroy disks, it happend for me, i have nforce chipset On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 16:33, Helder Correia wrote: Hello, I'm a Gentoo newbie. I have just installed from 1.4 i386 LiveCDs and now I get a message at booting saying I don't have DMA enabled for my hard drive (the context of the message is something related to fsck). I edited /etc/conf.c/hdparm and now it looks like this: -- # Copyright 2003 Gentoo Technologies, Inc. # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, v2 or later # $Header: /home/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/sys-apps/hdparm/files/hdparm-conf.d,v 1.1 2003/03/01 21:17:39 sethbc Exp # You can either set hdparm arguments for each drive using disc*_args and cdrom*_args.. # eg. # disc0_args=-d1 -X66 # disc1_args-d1 # cdrom0_args=-d1 disc0_args=-d1 -X66 -c1 -A1 -m1 # Or, you can set hdparm options for ALL drives using all_args.. # eg. # this mimics the behavior of the current script #all_args=-d1 -- Result: nothing changed, I get the same message. Can you please help me? Thanks. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- Regards, Redeeman () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\- against microsoft attachments -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA
On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 09:24, Helder Correia wrote: Shouldn't /etc/conf.c/hdparm just work as if I run hdparm from a local script? I would recommend: 1. Boot your system. 2. Verify that dma is off (and that you have a problem): hdparm -d /dev/hda 3. Verify that /etc/init.d/hdparm will turn it on: /etc/init.d/hdparm start hdparm -d /dev/hda 4. If it did not turn on dma, /etc/conf.d/hdparm is misconfigured. 5. If it did turn on dma, you need to add hdparm to be started at boot: rc-update add hdparm boot 6. This kind of sucks as fscks happen before hdparm is run. You can force hdparm to run before checkroot: echo hdparm checkroot hostname modules checkfs localmount /etc/runlevels/boot/.critical -- Copyright (c) 2003 Arthur Britto, All Rights Reserved, Redistribution of this message requires written permission. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA
On Tuesday 02 December 2003 00:06, Arthur Britto wrote: 5. If it did turn on dma, you need to add hdparm to be started at boot: rc-update add hdparm boot Now it works...do I hear newbie? Thanks a lot. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA messages at bootup
Dane Elwell wrote: Hey, I've added ide0=dma and ide1=dma to my kernel boot parameters, and dmesg shows this: Kernel command line: root=/dev/hda8 ide0=dma ide1=dma ide_setup: ide0=dma ide_setup: ide1=dma [...] ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx SIS5513: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 15 SIS5513: chipset revision 0 SIS5513: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later SiS5513 ide0: BM-DMA at 0xb400-0xb407, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:pio ide1: BM-DMA at 0xb408-0xb40f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA hda: Maxtor 6Y120P0, ATA DISK drive hdc: MSI CD-RW MS-8348, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive hdd: JLMS XJ-HD165H, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15 hda: 240121728 sectors (122942 MB) w/7936KiB Cache, CHS=14946/255/63 hdc: ATAPI 48X CD-ROM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.12 hdd: ATAPI 48X DVD-ROM drive, 512kB Cache But then I'm still getting the DMA is not enabled on your drives message. fsck.reiserfs has bugs then :) Maybe report it to the reiserfs bug tracker, or the gentoo bootscripts people? MAL -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA messages at bootup
Tom Wesley wrote: On Monday 22 September 2003 21:14, Paulo da Silva wrote: gpgkeys: WARNING: this is an *experimental* HKP interface! gpgkeys: key 6F2B085769F79F87 not found on keyserver Dane Elwell wrote: |Hey. | |When I boot up my computer, fsck.reiser loves to give me that little asterisked box telling me that DMA is not enabled on my hard drives. However, a few seconds later in the boot process, hdparm is started and enables DMA on all my drives. ... Try regenerate the kernel with the option Use dma when possible or something like this. I don't remember were is it, but it's easy to find. This worked for me. Also, if that is already ticked (I believe it is default?) try adding support for your motherboards IDE chip. If you read his original email, he shows you what he selected, and his selections are fine. Please, all of you, take note: The -k parameter to hdparm, _does not keep the settings over a reboot_. A 'reset' as it says in the man page, is when the IDE bus is reset, because an IDE error occurs. You wouldn't even notice this, if it didn't print the respective errors on the system console or in the kernel log. There is no way for the linux kernel to 'remember' your IDE settings, so they must be set, on boot, by hdparm. Which is why there is an init script on your systems for hdparm. Setting the -k flag to 1 is not necessarily a good idea. With this set, whenever an error occurs on your IDE bus, (such as a UDMA33 hard drive trying to run at UDMA66), the kernel will simply retry and fail again. With the -k switch set to 0, the IDE settings will revert to a 'safe' selection, (ie. DMA disabled, 32 bit mode disabled), when an error ocurrs and then there is a much higher chance that the bus will work again. At which point you can diagnose the problem and fix it. Edit /etc/conf.d/hdparm to specify your settings, _not_ /etc/init.d/hdparm From my experience, safe parameters are: -d1 -u1 -c1 Most modern hardware, (2 years old), should not have a problem with this. For anything older, I suggest you try those, and if you encounter IDE resets, change them to: -d1 -u0 -c3 This will result in very little performance loss, but fixes most problematic machines i've come accross. Cheers all, MAL -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA messages at bootup
Dane Elwell wrote:
Hey.
When I boot up my computer, fsck.reiser loves to give me that little asterisked box telling me that DMA is not enabled on my hard drives. However, a few seconds later in the boot process, hdparm is started and enables DMA on all my drives.
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
ide?= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem : config (iomem/irq), tuning or
debugging (serialize,reset,no{dma,tune,probe}) or
chipset specific parameters.
So, you could try adding:
ide0=dma
or:
ide1=dma
to your kernel command line. It may force DMA to be activated by the
IDE chipset driver.
MAL
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Hey, I've added ide0=dma and ide1=dma to my kernel boot parameters, and dmesg shows
this:
Kernel command line: root=/dev/hda8 ide0=dma ide1=dma
ide_setup: ide0=dma
ide_setup: ide1=dma
[...]
ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
SIS5513: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 15
SIS5513: chipset revision 0
SIS5513: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
SiS5513
ide0: BM-DMA at 0xb400-0xb407, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:pio
ide1: BM-DMA at 0xb408-0xb40f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA
hda: Maxtor 6Y120P0, ATA DISK drive
hdc: MSI CD-RW MS-8348, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
hdd: JLMS XJ-HD165H, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
hda: 240121728 sectors (122942 MB) w/7936KiB Cache, CHS=14946/255/63
hdc: ATAPI 48X CD-ROM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache
Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.12
hdd: ATAPI 48X DVD-ROM drive, 512kB Cache
But then I'm still getting the DMA is not enabled on your drives message.
MAL: Apologies for sending that email to you and not to the mailing list.
On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 10:02:16 +0100
MAL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
ide?= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem : config (iomem/irq), tuning or
debugging (serialize,reset,no{dma,tune,probe}) or
chipset specific parameters.
So, you could try adding:
ide0=dma
or:
ide1=dma
to your kernel command line. It may force DMA to be activated by the
IDE chipset driver.
MAL
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Re: [gentoo-user] DMA messages at bootup
how about:
rc-update add hdparm boot
?
Dane Elwell wrote:
Hey, I've added ide0=dma and ide1=dma to my kernel boot parameters, and dmesg shows this:
Kernel command line: root=/dev/hda8 ide0=dma ide1=dma
ide_setup: ide0=dma
ide_setup: ide1=dma
[...]
ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
SIS5513: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 15
SIS5513: chipset revision 0
SIS5513: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
SiS5513
ide0: BM-DMA at 0xb400-0xb407, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:pio
ide1: BM-DMA at 0xb408-0xb40f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA
hda: Maxtor 6Y120P0, ATA DISK drive
hdc: MSI CD-RW MS-8348, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
hdd: JLMS XJ-HD165H, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
hda: 240121728 sectors (122942 MB) w/7936KiB Cache, CHS=14946/255/63
hdc: ATAPI 48X CD-ROM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache
Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.12
hdd: ATAPI 48X DVD-ROM drive, 512kB Cache
But then I'm still getting the DMA is not enabled on your drives message.
MAL: Apologies for sending that email to you and not to the mailing list.
On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 10:02:16 +0100
MAL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
ide?= [HW] (E)IDE subsystem : config (iomem/irq), tuning or
debugging (serialize,reset,no{dma,tune,probe}) or
chipset specific parameters.
So, you could try adding:
ide0=dma
or:
ide1=dma
to your kernel command line. It may force DMA to be activated by the
IDE chipset driver.
MAL
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Re: [gentoo-user] DMA messages at bootup
From my original email: I've tried everything to get this to go away: - I've added /etc/init.d/hdparm to the boot runlevel, but this still only enables DMA after those messages. - I've made sure, many times, that I've got the correct options turned on in my kernel: [*] Generic PCI IDE chipset support [*] Sharing PCI IDE interrupts support (NEW) [*] Generic PCI bus-master DMA support (NEW) [ ] Boot off-board chipsets first support (NEW) [ ] Force enable legacy 2.0.X HOSTS to use DMA (NEW) [*] Use PCI DMA by default when available (NEW) [*] SiS5513 chipset support On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:35:48 +0200 Håvard Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: how about: rc-update add hdparm boot ? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA messages at bootup
Dane, If you read the man page for hdparm, you may find an option about how to make the parameters 'stick' to the disk in question. (I'm not in front of any Linux or UNIX system right now, so cannot give you the details.) Once you feel comfortable that your system is absolutely stable with the hdparm's settings you set at each bootup, you may run hdparm interactively and set all the settings you are happy with, *including* the parameter to make the setting 'sticky'. From that point, you do not need to run the hdparm 'service' at bootup or shutdown any more and you may remove it from your runlevel(s). Biker Dane Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] .netcc: (bcc: Gustav Schaffter/CDS/CG/CAPITAL) Subject: [gentoo-user] DMA messages at bootup 22-09-2003 12:02 Please respond to gentoo-user Hey. When I boot up my computer, fsck.reiser loves to give me that little asterisked box telling me that DMA is not enabled on my hard drives. However, a few seconds later in the boot process, hdparm is started and enables DMA on all my drives. I've tried everything to get this to go away: - I've added /etc/init.d/hdparm to the boot runlevel, but this still only enables DMA after those messages. - I've made sure, many times, that I've got the correct options turned on in my kernel: [*] Generic PCI IDE chipset support [*] Sharing PCI IDE interrupts support (NEW) [*] Generic PCI bus-master DMA support (NEW) [ ] Boot off-board chipsets first support (NEW) [ ] Force enable legacy 2.0.X HOSTS to use DMA (NEW) [*] Use PCI DMA by default when available (NEW) [*] SiS5513 chipset support # lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS645DX Host Memory AGP Controller 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS 530 Virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge (AGP) 00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS962 [MuTIOL Media IO] (rev 04) 00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] [etc...] I always seem to miss the obvious, so can someone point out what I'm doing wrong please? ;) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA messages at bootup
Yeah, the -k1 option is supposed to keep options over a reset, but this doens't seem to work for me. xerxes root # hdparm /dev/hda /dev/hda: multcount= 16 (on) IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit) unmaskirq= 0 (off) using_dma= 1 (on) keepsettings = 1 (on) readonly = 0 (off) readahead= 8 (on) geometry = 14946/255/63, sectors = 240121728, start = 0 Yet I'm still getting the same messages after a reboot. The keepsettings flag also gets reset to 0 after a reboot. A very useful flag, if you ask me. :P On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 14:09:55 +0200 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dane, If you read the man page for hdparm, you may find an option about how to make the parameters 'stick' to the disk in question. (I'm not in front of any Linux or UNIX system right now, so cannot give you the details.) Once you feel comfortable that your system is absolutely stable with the hdparm's settings you set at each bootup, you may run hdparm interactively and set all the settings you are happy with, *including* the parameter to make the setting 'sticky'. From that point, you do not need to run the hdparm 'service' at bootup or shutdown any more and you may remove it from your runlevel(s). Biker -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA messages at bootup
Yeah, the -k1 option is supposed to keep options over a reset, but this doens't seem to work for me. xerxes root # hdparm /dev/hda /dev/hda: multcount= 16 (on) IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit) unmaskirq= 0 (off) using_dma= 1 (on) keepsettings = 1 (on) readonly = 0 (off) readahead= 8 (on) geometry = 14946/255/63, sectors = 240121728, start = 0 Yet I'm still getting the same messages after a reboot. The keepsettings flag also gets reset to 0 after a reboot. A very useful flag, if you ask me. :P On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 14:09:55 +0200 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dane, If you read the man page for hdparm, you may find an option about how to make the parameters 'stick' to the disk in question. (I'm not in front of any Linux or UNIX system right now, so cannot give you the details.) Once you feel comfortable that your system is absolutely stable with the hdparm's settings you set at each bootup, you may run hdparm interactively and set all the settings you are happy with, *including* the parameter to make the setting 'sticky'. From that point, you do not need to run the hdparm 'service' at bootup or shutdown any more and you may remove it from your runlevel(s). Biker -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA messages at bootup
I believe: - When you boot up, hdparm is run with your parameters from the /etc/init.d/hdparm script. - Then you make your manual changes, including the 'kepsettings' flag. - Then you do a shutdown - At shutdown, the hdparm 'service' is run with the 'stop' parameter. - The hdparm stop will reset all flags to 0 (zero) and your manually set 'keepsettings' is lost. (Though I may be wrong. ;-) 1) Make sure to run /etc/init.d/hdparm stop 2) Remove hdparm from your default runlevel (rc-update delete hdparm default (??)) 3) Manually set all the parameters, including the 'keepsettings' 4) Reboot and verify that the hdparm 'service' is never executed, neither at shutdown nor at boot. 5) Manually verify what hd parameters are set. Biker Dane Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] .netcc: (bcc: Gustav Schaffter/CDS/CG/CAPITAL) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] DMA messages at bootup 22-09-2003 15:35 Please respond to gentoo-user Yeah, the -k1 option is supposed to keep options over a reset, but this doens't seem to work for me. xerxes root # hdparm /dev/hda /dev/hda: multcount= 16 (on) IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit) unmaskirq= 0 (off) using_dma= 1 (on) keepsettings = 1 (on) readonly = 0 (off) readahead= 8 (on) geometry = 14946/255/63, sectors = 240121728, start = 0 Yet I'm still getting the same messages after a reboot. The keepsettings flag also gets reset to 0 after a reboot. A very useful flag, if you ask me. :P -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA messages at bootup
* Stopping hdparm... [ ok ] * Starting hdparm... Did you notice that 'restart' makes a stop and a start? Then you settings are there again. Fine. When you do a 'stop', your settings will most likely be gone. Try to do a stop, not a restart. Then check your parameters. Biker Dane Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] .netcc: (bcc: Gustav Schaffter/CDS/CG/CAPITAL) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] DMA messages at bootup 22-09-2003 16:23 Please respond to gentoo-user On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 16:06:19 +0200 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe: - When you boot up, hdparm is run with your parameters from the /etc/init.d/hdparm script. - Then you make your manual changes, including the 'kepsettings' flag. - Then you do a shutdown - At shutdown, the hdparm 'service' is run with the 'stop' parameter. - The hdparm stop will reset all flags to 0 (zero) and your manually set 'keepsettings' is lost. (Though I may be wrong. ;-) Ok, here's some output. ;) xerxes root # hdparm /dev/hda /dev/hda: multcount= 16 (on) IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit) unmaskirq= 0 (off) using_dma= 1 (on) keepsettings = 1 (on) readonly = 0 (off) readahead= 8 (on) geometry = 14946/255/63, sectors = 240121728, start = 0 [note: i'm assuming this next bit is what happens during a reboot - i.e. the service is stopped, then restarted next bootup] xerxes root # /etc/init.d/hdparm restart * WARNING: you are stopping a boot service. * Stopping hdparm... [ ok ] * Starting hdparm... * Running hdparm on disc0... [ ok ] * Running hdparm on cdrom0...[ ok ] * Running hdparm on cdrom1...[ ok ] xerxes root # hdparm /dev/hda /dev/hda: multcount= 16 (on) IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit) unmaskirq= 0 (off) using_dma= 1 (on) keepsettings = 1 (on) readonly = 0 (off) readahead= 8 (on) geometry = 14946/255/63, sectors = 240121728, start = 0 So it appears that hdparm isn't what is resetting the keepsettings flag, so what is? :oS -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA messages at bootup
xerxes root # /etc/init.d/hdparm stop * WARNING: you are stopping a boot service. * Stopping hdparm... [ ok ] xerxes root # hdparm /dev/hda /dev/hda: multcount= 16 (on) IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit) unmaskirq= 0 (off) using_dma= 1 (on) keepsettings = 1 (on) readonly = 0 (off) readahead= 8 (on) geometry = 14946/255/63, sectors = 240121728, start = 0 The settings are still there after a stop. On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 16:38:57 +0200 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * Stopping hdparm... [ ok ] * Starting hdparm... Did you notice that 'restart' makes a stop and a start? Then you settings are there again. Fine. When you do a 'stop', your settings will most likely be gone. Try to do a stop, not a restart. Then check your parameters. Biker -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA messages at bootup
On Monday 22 September 2003 13:35, Dane Elwell wrote: Yeah, the -k1 option is supposed to keep options over a reset, but this doens't seem to work for me. xerxes root # hdparm /dev/hda /dev/hda: multcount= 16 (on) IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit) unmaskirq= 0 (off) using_dma= 1 (on) keepsettings = 1 (on) readonly = 0 (off) readahead= 8 (on) geometry = 14946/255/63, sectors = 240121728, start = 0 Yet I'm still getting the same messages after a reboot. The keepsettings flag also gets reset to 0 after a reboot. you made a mistake! -k does not keep the settings in the case of a reboot!! Reset means 'ide reset' When your device is 'reset' after an error, dma will be kept enabled instead of disabling everything to work around the error. A real 'reset' like a reboot erases everything and is something completly different Glück Auf Volker -- Conclusions In a straight-up fight, the Empire squashes the Federation like a bug. Even with its numerical advantage removed, the Empire would still squash the Federation like a bug. Accept it. -Michael Wong -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA messages at bootup
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dane Elwell wrote: |Hey. | |When I boot up my computer, fsck.reiser loves to give me that little asterisked box telling me that DMA is not enabled on my hard drives. However, a few seconds later in the boot process, hdparm is started and enables DMA on all my drives. ... Try regenerate the kernel with the option Use dma when possible or something like this. I don't remember were is it, but it's easy to find. This worked for me. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/b1g0bysIV2n3n4cRAtM0AJ4uWdUDTslLAIw0H0mxT6ScPTq7YQCgnWLF qKb+T4PQfuSHEF7IqBMVbds= =Y4xm -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA messages at bootup
On Monday 22 September 2003 21:14, Paulo da Silva wrote: gpgkeys: WARNING: this is an *experimental* HKP interface! gpgkeys: key 6F2B085769F79F87 not found on keyserver Dane Elwell wrote: |Hey. | |When I boot up my computer, fsck.reiser loves to give me that little asterisked box telling me that DMA is not enabled on my hard drives. However, a few seconds later in the boot process, hdparm is started and enables DMA on all my drives. ... Try regenerate the kernel with the option Use dma when possible or something like this. I don't remember were is it, but it's easy to find. This worked for me. Also, if that is already ticked (I believe it is default?) try adding support for your motherboards IDE chip. -- Tom Wesley pgp0.pgp Description: signature
Re: [gentoo-user] dma not enabled
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 19 August 2003 16:39, Robert Young wrote: type hdparm /dev/hdb and hdparm /dev/hda for hdparm /dev/hda I got /dev/hda: multcount= 0 (off) IO_support = 1 (32-bit) unmaskirq= 1 (on) using_dma= 1 (on) keepsettings = 0 (off) readonly = 0 (off) readahead= 8 (on) geometry = 1560/255/63, sectors = 25075008, start = 0 . using_dma= 1 (on) shows that dma is on. What does yours show you? That shows it off :) /dev/hda: multcount= 16 (on) IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit) unmaskirq= 0 (off) using_dma= 0 (off) keepsettings = 0 (off) readonly = 0 (off) readahead= 8 (on) geometry = 9729/255/63, sectors = 156301488, start = 0 - -- Pupeno: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kde.org - --- Help the hungry children of Argentina, please go to (and make it your homepage): http://www.porloschicos.com/servlet/PorLosChicos?comando=donar -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/Q46XLr8z5XzmSDQRAijqAKC5+LouzC3BVzzjaCS6uS3ykQtJ6gCfaODn bg5TUajU9gLCmJ3k3TQpeRs= =hvxZ -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
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-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 19 August 2003 16:48, Nicolas STURMEL wrote: Pupeno wrote: So, what may be wrong then ? (I didn't enable anything on the HDs yet) Perhaps did you mis-config your kernel. Look in IDE/ATAPI options to see if you enabled the driver corresponding to your chipset. What chipset ? My motherboard chipset is nForce2, but I don't see it listed anywhere (maybe it is another chipset ?). Thank you. - -- Pupeno: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kde.org - --- Help the hungry children of Argentina, please go to (and make it your homepage): http://www.porloschicos.com/servlet/PorLosChicos?comando=donar -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/Q486Lr8z5XzmSDQRAmAIAKDFEyvFD2r06HFOTYhrhv+VUAQfUwCeL5Rk PedIPMH80aS3vyfHwx0rQJw= =R5RA -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
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On 20.8.2003 18:09 Pupeno wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 19 August 2003 16:48, Nicolas STURMEL wrote: Pupeno wrote: So, what may be wrong then ? (I didn't enable anything on the HDs yet) Perhaps did you mis-config your kernel. Look in IDE/ATAPI options to see if you enabled the driver corresponding to your chipset. What chipset ? My motherboard chipset is nForce2, but I don't see it listed anywhere (maybe it is another chipset ?). Thank you. I have nForce2 and it uses one of the amd chipsets. I have CONFIG_BLK_DEV_AMD74XX=y int the .config. Jussi Sirpoma -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
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Jussi Sirpoma wrote: On 20.8.2003 18:09 Pupeno wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 19 August 2003 16:48, Nicolas STURMEL wrote: Pupeno wrote: So, what may be wrong then ? (I didn't enable anything on the HDs yet) Perhaps did you mis-config your kernel. Look in IDE/ATAPI options to see if you enabled the driver corresponding to your chipset. What chipset ? My motherboard chipset is nForce2, but I don't see it listed anywhere (maybe it is another chipset ?). Thank you. I have nForce2 and it uses one of the amd chipsets. I have CONFIG_BLK_DEV_AMD74XX=y int the .config. Let us know what happens when you recompile and install a kernel with this compiled in. Jussi Sirpoma -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] dma not enabled
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 20 August 2003 15:55, Robert Young wrote: Jussi Sirpoma wrote: On 20.8.2003 18:09 Pupeno wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 19 August 2003 16:48, Nicolas STURMEL wrote: Pupeno wrote: So, what may be wrong then ? (I didn't enable anything on the HDs yet) Perhaps did you mis-config your kernel. Look in IDE/ATAPI options to see if you enabled the driver corresponding to your chipset. What chipset ? My motherboard chipset is nForce2, but I don't see it listed anywhere (maybe it is another chipset ?). Thank you. I have nForce2 and it uses one of the amd chipsets. I have CONFIG_BLK_DEV_AMD74XX=y int the .config. Let us know what happens when you recompile and install a kernel with this compiled in. It worked, I don't get the dma error anymore and I also get this: /dev/hda: multcount= 16 (on) IO_support = 1 (32-bit) unmaskirq= 1 (on) using_dma= 1 (on) keepsettings = 0 (off) readonly = 0 (off) readahead= 8 (on) geometry = 9729/255/63, sectors = 156301488, start = 0 Thank you. - -- Pupeno: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kde.org - --- Help the hungry children of Argentina, please go to (and make it your homepage): http://www.porloschicos.com/servlet/PorLosChicos?comando=donar -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/RA35Lr8z5XzmSDQRAvsfAJ90g2UclFlmKiojKBquOUrvbG8uYgCaA9Aw aKJ1zT1dpRSvBSa6XMqFrjs= =JCx3 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] dma not enabled
/dev/hdX it your device that wish to enable dma on.
do a hdparm -i /dev/hdX to be sure that you can enable dma.
e.g.:
angus root # hdparm -i /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
Model=QUANTUM BIGFOOT TS12.7A, FwRev=A21.0G00, SerialNo=381906129356
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw15uSec Fixed DTR10Mbs }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=32256, SectSize=21298, ECCbytes=4
BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=418kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=25075008
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2
AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=enabled
Drive conforms to: ATA/ATAPI-4 T13 1153D revision 15: 1 2 3 4
* signifies the current active mode
is my drive.
DMA modes: sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
shows me that the dive supports dma.
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2
Shows me that it actually supports UDMA and is using udma2 mode.
hdparm -d 1 /dev/hdX
enables DMA)
hdparm -d1 -A1 -m16 -u1 -a64 /dev/hdX
enables DMA and other safe performance-enhancing options)
hdparm -X66 /dev/hdX
force-enables Ultra-DMA -- dangerous -- may cause some drives to mess
up)
Rob
Pupeno wrote:
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* Warning: The dma on your hard drive is turned off. *
* This may really slow down the fsck process.*
**
How do I enable DMA ?
Thanks.
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Additionally, there is a hdparm script to do this on boot -
/etc/init.d/hdparm.
On Tue, 2003-08-19 at 13:21, Robert Young wrote:
/dev/hdX it your device that wish to enable dma on.
do a hdparm -i /dev/hdX to be sure that you can enable dma.
e.g.:
angus root # hdparm -i /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
Model=QUANTUM BIGFOOT TS12.7A, FwRev=A21.0G00, SerialNo=381906129356
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw15uSec Fixed DTR10Mbs }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=32256, SectSize=21298, ECCbytes=4
BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=418kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=25075008
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2
AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=enabled
Drive conforms to: ATA/ATAPI-4 T13 1153D revision 15: 1 2 3 4
* signifies the current active mode
is my drive.
DMA modes: sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
shows me that the dive supports dma.
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2
Shows me that it actually supports UDMA and is using udma2 mode.
hdparm -d 1 /dev/hdX
enables DMA)
hdparm -d1 -A1 -m16 -u1 -a64 /dev/hdX
enables DMA and other safe performance-enhancing options)
hdparm -X66 /dev/hdX
force-enables Ultra-DMA -- dangerous -- may cause some drives to mess
up)
Rob
Pupeno wrote:
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**
* Warning: The dma on your hard drive is turned off. *
* This may really slow down the fsck process.*
**
How do I enable DMA ?
Thanks.
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On Tuesday 19 August 2003 15:21, Robert Young wrote:
/dev/hdX it your device that wish to enable dma on.
do a hdparm -i /dev/hdX to be sure that you can enable dma.
e.g.:
angus root # hdparm -i /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
Model=QUANTUM BIGFOOT TS12.7A, FwRev=A21.0G00, SerialNo=381906129356
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw15uSec Fixed DTR10Mbs }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=32256, SectSize=21298, ECCbytes=4
BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=418kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=25075008
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2
AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=enabled
Drive conforms to: ATA/ATAPI-4 T13 1153D revision 15: 1 2 3 4
* signifies the current active mode
is my drive.
DMA modes: sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
shows me that the dive supports dma.
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2
Shows me that it actually supports UDMA and is using udma2 mode.
It seems it supports DMA and UDMA and that iti is enabled:
# hdparm -i /dev/hda
[...]
DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5
[...]
and
# hdparm -i /dev/hdb
[...]
DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5
[...]
So, what may be wrong then ? (I didn't enable anything on the HDs yet)
hdparm -d 1 /dev/hdX
enables DMA)
hdparm -d1 -A1 -m16 -u1 -a64 /dev/hdX
enables DMA and other safe performance-enhancing options)
hdparm -X66 /dev/hdX
force-enables Ultra-DMA -- dangerous -- may cause some drives to mess
up)
Rob
Pupeno wrote:
When I start my computer I always get this message:
**
* Warning: The dma on your hard drive is turned off. *
* This may really slow down the fsck process.*
**
How do I enable DMA ?
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Pupeno wrote:
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On Tuesday 19 August 2003 15:21, Robert Young wrote:
/dev/hdX it your device that wish to enable dma on.
do a hdparm -i /dev/hdX to be sure that you can enable dma.
e.g.:
angus root # hdparm -i /dev/hda
/dev/hda:
Model=QUANTUM BIGFOOT TS12.7A, FwRev=A21.0G00, SerialNo=381906129356
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw15uSec Fixed DTR10Mbs }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=32256, SectSize=21298, ECCbytes=4
BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=418kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=25075008
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2
AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=enabled
Drive conforms to: ATA/ATAPI-4 T13 1153D revision 15: 1 2 3 4
* signifies the current active mode
is my drive.
DMA modes: sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
shows me that the dive supports dma.
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2
Shows me that it actually supports UDMA and is using udma2 mode.
It seems it supports DMA and UDMA and that iti is enabled:
# hdparm -i /dev/hda
[...]
DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5
[...]
and
# hdparm -i /dev/hdb
[...]
DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5
[...]
type
hdparm /dev/hdb
and
hdparm /dev/hda
for
hdparm /dev/hda
I got
/dev/hda:
multcount= 0 (off)
IO_support = 1 (32-bit)
unmaskirq= 1 (on)
using_dma= 1 (on)
keepsettings = 0 (off)
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead= 8 (on)
geometry = 1560/255/63, sectors = 25075008, start = 0
.
.
.
.
using_dma= 1 (on)
shows that dma is on. What does yours show you?
angus root #
So, what may be wrong then ? (I didn't enable anything on the HDs yet)
hdparm -d 1 /dev/hdX
enables DMA)
hdparm -d1 -A1 -m16 -u1 -a64 /dev/hdX
enables DMA and other safe performance-enhancing options)
hdparm -X66 /dev/hdX
force-enables Ultra-DMA -- dangerous -- may cause some drives to mess
up)
Rob
Pupeno wrote:
When I start my computer I always get this message:
**
* Warning: The dma on your hard drive is turned off. *
* This may really slow down the fsck process.*
**
How do I enable DMA ?
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Re: [gentoo-user] dma not enabled
Pupeno wrote: So, what may be wrong then ? (I didn't enable anything on the HDs yet) Perhaps did you mis-config your kernel. Look in IDE/ATAPI options to see if you enabled the driver corresponding to your chipset. -- Nicolas -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
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On Tuesday 19 August 2003 20:48, Nicolas STURMEL wrote: Pupeno wrote: So, what may be wrong then ? (I didn't enable anything on the HDs yet) Perhaps did you mis-config your kernel. Look in IDE/ATAPI options to see if you enabled the driver corresponding to your chipset. This is likely to be the case - it certainly was with me. Give the right information the kernel will often activate dma during detection of the drive. Even using the hdparm init script will not remove the warning you are seeing, as the localmount script is executed before hdparm. -- Tom Wesley pgp0.pgp Description: signature
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Check out man hdparam. You use that to turn it on. On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 11:59:26 -0300 Pupeno [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 When I start my computer I always get this message: ** * Warning: The dma on your hard drive is turned off. * * This may really slow down the fsck process.* ** How do I enable DMA ? Thanks. - -- Pupeno: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kde.org - --- Help the hungry children of Argentina, please go to (and make it your homepage): http://www.porloschicos.com/servlet/PorLosChicos?comando=donar -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/QjtVLr8z5XzmSDQRAvKfAJ986GajhR+YYwoW9n1gjEIH3aKrbwCfV3Xb YfpTrasOZJgCV0b4Ob49Z94= =x+Ro -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
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On Tuesday 19 August 2003 20:46, brett holcomb wrote: Check out man hdparam. You use that to turn it on. On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 11:59:26 -0300 Pupeno [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 When I start my computer I always get this message: ** * Warning: The dma on your hard drive is turned off. * * This may really slow down the fsck process.* ** How do I enable DMA ? Thanks. - -- Pupeno: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kde.org - --- Help the hungry children of Argentina, please go to (and make it your homepage): http://www.porloschicos.com/servlet/PorLosChicos?comando=donar misc IMO, this is the wrong advice, as it won't remove the message without re-ordering the boot process, adjusting the kernel, if possible, to activate DMA during drive detection would however, see my other post. -- Tom Wesley pgp0.pgp Description: signature
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Well, hdparam is used (at least that's what I used) and the man page is a good place to start reading about it. It gave me enough info to see what needed to be done and even be able to ask questions. Yes, it isn't a one step process but a knowledge of the man page is a could place to start. I used hdparam from the command line to figure out info about my drive and turn it on. On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 20:58:03 +0100 Tom Wesley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 19 August 2003 20:46, brett holcomb wrote: Check out man hdparam. You use that to turn it on. On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 11:59:26 -0300 Pupeno [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 When I start my computer I always get this message: ** * Warning: The dma on your hard drive is turned off. * * This may really slow down the fsck process.* ** How do I enable DMA ? Thanks. - -- Pupeno: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kde.org - --- Help the hungry children of Argentina, please go to (and make it your homepage): http://www.porloschicos.com/servlet/PorLosChicos?comando=donar misc IMO, this is the wrong advice, as it won't remove the message without re-ordering the boot process, adjusting the kernel, if possible, to activate DMA during drive detection would however, see my other post. -- Tom Wesley -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
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On Tuesday 19 August 2003 21:08, brett holcomb wrote: Well, hdparam is used (at least that's what I used) and the man page is a good place to start reading about it. It gave me enough info to see what needed to be done and even be able to ask questions. Yes, it isn't a one step process but a knowledge of the man page is a could place to start. I used hdparam from the command line to figure out info about my drive and turn it on. Fair enough, having read my mail it sounded a lil crappy, didn't mean to be offensive. :-) Must've been sitting here longer than I thought! lays sword down :-) -- Tom Wesley pgp0.pgp Description: signature
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We all have those days G. Take a break - I find a good break is to go kick a windows machine G On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 21:11:46 +0100 Tom Wesley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 19 August 2003 21:08, brett holcomb wrote: Well, hdparam is used (at least that's what I used) and the man page is a good place to start reading about it. It gave me enough info to see what needed to be done and even be able to ask questions. Yes, it isn't a one step process but a knowledge of the man page is a could place to start. I used hdparam from the command line to figure out info about my drive and turn it on. Fair enough, having read my mail it sounded a lil crappy, didn't mean to be offensive. :-) Must've been sitting here longer than I thought! lays sword down :-) -- Tom Wesley -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA and ide-scsi
On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 05:33:35AM +0100, Richard Revis wrote: I have found references in several places which state that you should be able to use hdparm to enable dma on ide-scsi devices, however when I enable ide-scsi the /dev/hdX entry (in this case /dev/hdd) for it vanishes and hdparm refuses to work when pointed at the SCSI entry. Any clues as to what is happening? Google found this for me: http://www.geocrawler.com/archives/3/35/2001/2/0/5251986/ In a nutshell you may need to run hdparm before loading ide-scsi. Regards, -- Rex -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] dma on harddrive?!
Anyone wanna tell me what dma is anyway? Do I need it? If not then who cares about the warning! Direct Memory Access - a faster way of doing disk I/O than the alternative. You need it if disk I/O performance is important... if your activities are not particularly disk-intensive, you probably don't care. DMA enabled makes a whole lot of difference. The system performs MUCH better. For example, when I occasionaly disabled it, one of the KDE packages compiled 40mins instead of 10mins. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
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Your proglem is that your hard drive doesn't keeps settings from one reboot and the other. Sometimes this can be forced useng -k1 in hdparm options but it doesn't works on every hard disk. DMA is a faster access mode to hard disk and is foundamental but you can live with the fact that on every boot your system checks the file system not at full speed, few lines after it will turn dma on and you can live happy. Please post something about your hard disk and possibly mainboard. Bye Gëzim Hoxha wrote: I tried looking for ide channels in the BIOS but I found not such things!! --- Brett I. Holcomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In your BIOS see if you have both IDE channels (primary and seconday) enabled. For some systems you can't set the DMA for one channel unless boht are enabled in the BIOS. Once you do that hdparm will work. You can see it on boot up - the messages list dma as being used. DMA is a faster way of transferring data - direct memory access. Someone suggested this: # hdparm -d1 /dev/hda # /etc/init.d/hdparm start # rc-update add hdparm default So I did it, then restarted but nope, same error. Then I checked what Owen said, but those were compiled into the kernel already. Anyone wanna tell me what dma is anyway? Do I need it? If not then who cares about the warning! --- Owen Gunden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 04:08:48PM -0700, Gzim Hoxha wrote: When gentoo boots it says: Warning: dma on you harddrive is turned off. How do I turn it on? Maybe this is a long shot, but.. I had this problem immediately after I recompiled a kernel. I had accidentally turned off Generic PCI IDE chipset support and Use PCI DMA by default when available (under IDE, ATA and ATAPI Block devices in menuconfig). After turning that back on, the warning went away, and no hdparm required. Owen -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- Brett I. Holcomb AKA Grunt -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- Software is like sex. It's better when it's free. -Linus Torvalds A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. -Charles A. Lindberg Paranoia is a Virtue. -Secure Programming for Linux HOWTO Programming is an unnatural act. -Programming Epigrams There are always errors in real data. -The AWK Programming Language Five Hail Mary's, one Father Who Art in Heaven, and one Fsck. You are forgiven. -Linus Torvalds I read your e-mail. -Seen on a t-shirt -- Email.it, the professional e-mail, gratis per te: http://www.email.it/f Sponsor: Occhialeria.it: le migliori marche del settore con spedizioni gratuite in tutta Italia! Clicca qui: http://adv.email.it/cgi-bin/foclick.cgi?mid=882d=22-6 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
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Andrea Gagliardi wrote: Your proglem is that your hard drive doesn't keeps settings from one reboot and the other. Sometimes this can be forced useng -k1 in hdparm options but it doesn't works on every hard disk. -k doesn't save the settings over a reboot :) From man hdparm: -k Get/set the keep_settings_over_reset flag for the drive. When this flag is set, the driver will preserve the -dmu options over a soft reset, (as done during the error recovery sequence). That is, when an error is encountered, (like a DMA error), if -k1 was specified, the settings are not reset to the defaults, and the transfer is retried with the enhanced settings. To keep the settings over reboot, edit /etc/conf.d/hdparm, and do: rc-update add hdparm default MAL -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
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On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 04:08:48PM -0700, G?zim Hoxha wrote: Hi, When gentoo boots it says: Warning: dma on you harddrive is turned off. I don't find where in the kernel that message is coming from (did you paste that text exactly as it appears???), but my guess is it's complaining about a BIOS setting. Jump into your BIOS configuration at boot time and look around - you'll probably find the controls you need there. If not, maybe it's a jumper on the drive. Nathan Meyers [EMAIL PROTECTED] How do I turn it on? Thanks, ZiM __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
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No I didn't copy it as is, there was another line that said something that it will take more time for fckdisk to check the drive or something like it, but I'll check the BIOS next time I boot. Thanks --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 04:08:48PM -0700, G?zim Hoxha wrote: Hi, When gentoo boots it says: Warning: dma on you harddrive is turned off. I don't find where in the kernel that message is coming from (did you paste that text exactly as it appears???), but my guess is it's complaining about a BIOS setting. Jump into your BIOS configuration at boot time and look around - you'll probably find the controls you need there. If not, maybe it's a jumper on the drive. Nathan Meyers [EMAIL PROTECTED] How do I turn it on? Thanks, ZiM __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
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--- Eric J. Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 04:08:48PM -0700, G?zim Hoxha wrote: Hi, When gentoo boots it says: Warning: dma on you harddrive is turned off. ... How do I turn it on? Thanks, ZiM __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list You want hdparm. There are a lot of options. To turn on dma: hdparm -d1 /dev/hdx # hdparm -d1 /dev/hda7 /dev/hda7: setting using_dma to 1 (on) HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Invalid argument using_dma= 0 (off) # I guess it didn't work, right? Where /dev/hdx is the drive you want to turn on. -- Eric J. Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] Key fingerprint: 6524 9162 19F5 CBA1 BC57 4293 758D 1660 DC30 8B54 ATTACHMENT part 2 application/pgp-signature __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
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On Saturday 21 June 2003 08:56 pm, Gëzim wrote: --- Eric J. Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 04:08:48PM -0700, G?zim Hoxha wrote: Hi, When gentoo boots it says: Warning: dma on you harddrive is turned off. ... How do I turn it on? Thanks, ZiM __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list You want hdparm. There are a lot of options. To turn on dma: hdparm -d1 /dev/hdx # hdparm -d1 /dev/hda7 /dev/hda7: setting using_dma to 1 (on) HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Invalid argument using_dma= 0 (off) # I guess it didn't work, right? You're trying to set DMA on a partition . Instead try: # hdparm -d1 /dev/hda You will need to start hdparm and add it to your default run level: # /etc/init.d/hdparm start And then: # rc-update add hdparm default -- Regards, Ernie 100% Microsoft and Intel free -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] dma on harddrive?!
On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 04:08:48PM -0700, Gzim Hoxha wrote: When gentoo boots it says: Warning: dma on you harddrive is turned off. How do I turn it on? Maybe this is a long shot, but.. I had this problem immediately after I recompiled a kernel. I had accidentally turned off Generic PCI IDE chipset support and Use PCI DMA by default when available (under IDE, ATA and ATAPI Block devices in menuconfig). After turning that back on, the warning went away, and no hdparm required. Owen -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] dma on harddrive?!
Someone suggested this: # hdparm -d1 /dev/hda # /etc/init.d/hdparm start # rc-update add hdparm default So I did it, then restarted but nope, same error. Then I checked what Owen said, but those were compiled into the kernel already. Anyone wanna tell me what dma is anyway? Do I need it? If not then who cares about the warning! --- Owen Gunden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 04:08:48PM -0700, Gzim Hoxha wrote: When gentoo boots it says: Warning: dma on you harddrive is turned off. How do I turn it on? Maybe this is a long shot, but.. I had this problem immediately after I recompiled a kernel. I had accidentally turned off Generic PCI IDE chipset support and Use PCI DMA by default when available (under IDE, ATA and ATAPI Block devices in menuconfig). After turning that back on, the warning went away, and no hdparm required. Owen -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] dma on harddrive?!
On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 06:59:21PM -0700, G?zim Hoxha wrote: Someone suggested this: # hdparm -d1 /dev/hda # /etc/init.d/hdparm start # rc-update add hdparm default So I did it, then restarted but nope, same error. Then I checked what Owen said, but those were compiled into the kernel already. Anyone wanna tell me what dma is anyway? Do I need it? If not then who cares about the warning! Direct Memory Access - a faster way of doing disk I/O than the alternative. You need it if disk I/O performance is important... if your activities are not particularly disk-intensive, you probably don't care. Nathan Meyers [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Owen Gunden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 04:08:48PM -0700, Gzim Hoxha wrote: When gentoo boots it says: Warning: dma on you harddrive is turned off. How do I turn it on? Maybe this is a long shot, but.. I had this problem immediately after I recompiled a kernel. I had accidentally turned off Generic PCI IDE chipset support and Use PCI DMA by default when available (under IDE, ATA and ATAPI Block devices in menuconfig). After turning that back on, the warning went away, and no hdparm required. Owen -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] dma on harddrive?!
In your BIOS see if you have both IDE channels (primary and seconday) enabled. For some systems you can't set the DMA for one channel unless boht are enabled in the BIOS. Once you do that hdparm will work. You can see it on boot up - the messages list dma as being used. DMA is a faster way of transferring data - direct memory access. Someone suggested this: # hdparm -d1 /dev/hda # /etc/init.d/hdparm start # rc-update add hdparm default So I did it, then restarted but nope, same error. Then I checked what Owen said, but those were compiled into the kernel already. Anyone wanna tell me what dma is anyway? Do I need it? If not then who cares about the warning! --- Owen Gunden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 04:08:48PM -0700, Gzim Hoxha wrote: When gentoo boots it says: Warning: dma on you harddrive is turned off. How do I turn it on? Maybe this is a long shot, but.. I had this problem immediately after I recompiled a kernel. I had accidentally turned off Generic PCI IDE chipset support and Use PCI DMA by default when available (under IDE, ATA and ATAPI Block devices in menuconfig). After turning that back on, the warning went away, and no hdparm required. Owen -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- Brett I. Holcomb AKA Grunt -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] dma on harddrive?!
I tried looking for ide channels in the BIOS but I found not such things!! --- Brett I. Holcomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In your BIOS see if you have both IDE channels (primary and seconday) enabled. For some systems you can't set the DMA for one channel unless boht are enabled in the BIOS. Once you do that hdparm will work. You can see it on boot up - the messages list dma as being used. DMA is a faster way of transferring data - direct memory access. Someone suggested this: # hdparm -d1 /dev/hda # /etc/init.d/hdparm start # rc-update add hdparm default So I did it, then restarted but nope, same error. Then I checked what Owen said, but those were compiled into the kernel already. Anyone wanna tell me what dma is anyway? Do I need it? If not then who cares about the warning! --- Owen Gunden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 04:08:48PM -0700, Gzim Hoxha wrote: When gentoo boots it says: Warning: dma on you harddrive is turned off. How do I turn it on? Maybe this is a long shot, but.. I had this problem immediately after I recompiled a kernel. I had accidentally turned off Generic PCI IDE chipset support and Use PCI DMA by default when available (under IDE, ATA and ATAPI Block devices in menuconfig). After turning that back on, the warning went away, and no hdparm required. Owen -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- Brett I. Holcomb AKA Grunt -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA for ide-scsi emulated cd drives
Mal Hi ppl, Anyone know how to set (and check), the various IDE features, Mal such as DMA, for cd drives that are being emulated by the ide-scsi Mal generic driver? Use the /proc interface: /proc/ide/hd[a-d]/settings To set DMA (for example): echo using_dma:1 /proc/ide/hdc/settings I do: echo using_dma:1 /proc/ide/hdc/settings echo io_32bit:1 /proc/ide/hdc/settings echo unmaskirq:1 /proc/ide/hdc/settings echo keepsettings:1 /proc/ide/hdc/settings in /etc/conf.d/local.start. Canek -- It's a very *__UN*lucky week in which to be took dead. -- Churchy La Femme -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA for ide-scsi emulated cd drives
I don't think that will work as those proc locations should not exist if you have not loaded those devices using the IDE module. Tom Veldhouse - Original Message - From: Canek Peláez Valdés [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 12:47 PM Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] DMA for ide-scsi emulated cd drives Mal Hi ppl, Anyone know how to set (and check), the various IDE features, Mal such as DMA, for cd drives that are being emulated by the ide-scsi Mal generic driver? Use the /proc interface: /proc/ide/hd[a-d]/settings To set DMA (for example): echo using_dma:1 /proc/ide/hdc/settings I do: echo using_dma:1 /proc/ide/hdc/settings echo io_32bit:1 /proc/ide/hdc/settings echo unmaskirq:1 /proc/ide/hdc/settings echo keepsettings:1 /proc/ide/hdc/settings in /etc/conf.d/local.start. Canek -- It's a very *__UN*lucky week in which to be took dead. -- Churchy La Femme -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA for ide-scsi emulated cd drives
Thomas I don't think that will work as those proc locations should not exist Thomas if you have not loaded those devices using the IDE module. Of course they are. If your motherboard has an IDE bus, the proc interface will be there, no matter if you load the ide-scsi modules. That's the beauty ;) I use that (with the ide-scsi for my burner and ide-cd for my DVD) in my desktop machine, and it works. I use it too in my laptop DVD/CD-RW combo, and it works there too. I ask the exact same question some weeks ago, and someone (sorry, forgot the name and wipe my mail account) give me the right answer. The /proc IDE interface is there no matter what (I think at least you should select CONFIG_IDE=y in the kernel config, but I suppose EVERYONE has that... except those with a only-SCSI interface... but then again, if that's your case you don't need ide-scsi :)) Canek -- This life is a test. It is only a test. Had this been an actual life, you would have received further instructions as to what to do and where to go. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA for ide-scsi emulated cd drives
Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: Mal Hi ppl, Anyone know how to set (and check), the various IDE features, Mal such as DMA, for cd drives that are being emulated by the ide-scsi Mal generic driver? Use the /proc interface: /proc/ide/hd[a-d]/settings To set DMA (for example): echo using_dma:1 /proc/ide/hdc/settings I do: echo using_dma:1 /proc/ide/hdc/settings echo io_32bit:1 /proc/ide/hdc/settings echo unmaskirq:1 /proc/ide/hdc/settings echo keepsettings:1 /proc/ide/hdc/settings in /etc/conf.d/local.start. Thanking you good sir. May I then assume, that hdparm is essentially unnecessary, aside from changing the DMA mode and changing power saving settings? (and getting a nice concise list of info about a drive) Cheers, MAL -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] DMA for ide-scsi emulated cd drives
[...] Mal May I then assume, that hdparm is essentially unnecessary, aside from Mal changing the DMA mode and changing power saving settings? I don't know. I do know that, for all the things I use hdparm, I can use the /proc interface; but I don't know if hdparm can do something that can't be done with the /proc interface. I'm still using /etc/conf.d/hdparm for my HD drives. Canek -- You have not converted a man because you have silenced him. -- John Viscount Morley -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
