Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 23 Jan 2003 09:12:07 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 23 Jan 2003 09:12:07 -0500 Received: from 64-238-252-21.arpa.kmcmail.net ([64.238.252.21]:7732 "EHLO kermit.unets.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 23 Jan 2003 09:12:05 -0500 Subject: Re: Can any one please help me.. From: Adam Voigt To: Santosh Kumar Cheekatmalla Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 (1.0.8-10) Date: 23 Jan 2003 09:21:13 -0500 Message-Id: <1043331674.1664.7.camel@beowulf.cryptocomm.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 Jan 2003 14:21:16.0332 (UTC) FILETIME=[B0C03EC0:01C2C2EA] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org A. You must be logged in as root. B. Your device is /dev/hda for your first hard drive. Enjoy! On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 09:09, Santosh Kumar Cheekatmalla wrote: Hi Everyone, Can you please help me enable DMA on my machine. I am new to linux , so can you be little elaborate in your reply thanks.. I am using RED HAT Linux 7.3 ... when i tried to set DMA on # /sbin/hdparm -d 1 /hda/hdb I get following message. /dev/hdb: setting using_dma to 1 (on) HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted using_dma = 0 (off) I am using Intelchipset motherborad, and Maxtor hard drive # /sbin/hdparm -iv /dev/hdb /dev/hdb: multcount = 16 (on) I/O support = 3 (32-bit w/sync) unmaskirq = 0 (off) using_dma = 0 (off) keepsettings = 0 (off) nowerr = 0 (off) readonly = 0 (off) readahead = 8 (on) geometry = 79656/16/63, sectors = 80293248, start = 0 Model=Maxtor 2F040J0, FwRev=VAM51JJ0, SerialNo=F12WD7TE Config={ Fixed } RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0,ECCbytes=57 BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=2048kB,MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16 CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, 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 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3udma4 *udma5 udma6 AdvancedPM=yes: disabled (255) WriteCache=enabled Drive Supports : ataATA-1 ATA-2 ATA-3 ATA-4 ATA-5ATA-6 ATA-7 busstate = 1 (on) Can you please tell me what should i do to enable DMA support. Thanks Santosh _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ -- Adam Voigt (adam@cryptocomm.com) The Cryptocomm Group My GPG Key: http://64.238.252.49:8080/adam_at_cryptocomm.asc - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/