From: jbradford@dial.pipex.com
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Subject: Re: Western Digital hard drive and DMA
To: adamjaskie@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2002 22:12:14 +0100 (BST)
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
In-Reply-To: <02090816463707.00459@aragorn> from "Adam Jaskiewicz" at Sep 08, 2002 04:46:37 PM
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> OK, I have heard that other people have been having this problem for a while 
> now, but I havent been able to find much about what causes it. I have a 
> Western Digital hard drive in my computer (60GB, 5400 RPM) I can use it just 
> fine with no DMA, but it runs much faster with DMA. However, when I use DMA, 
> all my data is slowly corrupted, and I begin having to re-install packages 
> all the time. After about a month, my system deteriorates to the point where 
> I have to reinstall slackware. I have no idea why this is happening, but I 
> know some people who have had the same experience under Linux with Western 
> Digital hard drives, but not with other brands. I am assuming this is a 
> problem with Western Digital's implimentation of DMA, but shouldnt it do 
> something to prevent errors?

What is the chipset of the interface it's on?

John.
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