Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S966016AbWKIOIc (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Nov 2006 09:08:32 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S966017AbWKIOIc (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Nov 2006 09:08:32 -0500 Received: from smtpout10-04.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net ([64.202.165.238]:48040 "HELO smtpout10-04.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S966016AbWKIOIb (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Nov 2006 09:08:31 -0500 Message-ID: <45533658.7030900@seclark.us> Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:08:24 -0500 From: Stephen Clark Reply-To: Stephen.Clark@seclark.us User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux 2.2.16-22smp i686; en-US; m18) Gecko/20010110 Netscape6/6.5 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jarek Poplawski CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: New laptop - problems with linux References: <20061109083205.GA976@ff.dom.local> In-Reply-To: <20061109083205.GA976@ff.dom.local> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1605 Lines: 56 Jarek Poplawski wrote: >On 08-11-2006 15:41, Stephen Clark wrote: > > >>Hi list, >> >>I just purchased a VBI-Asus S96F laptop Intel 945GM & ICH7, with a Core >>2 Duo T560,0 2gb pc5400 memory. >> From checking around it appeared all the >>hardware was well supported by linux - but I am having major problems. >> >> >>1. neither the wireless lan Intel pro 3945ABG or built in ethernet >>RTL-8169C are detected and configured >>2. the disk which is a 7200rpm Hitachi travelmate transfers data at 1.xx >>mb/sec >> according to hdparm. This same drive in my old laptop an HP n5430 with a >> 850 duron the rate was 12-14 mb/sec. >> >> >... > > >>Kernel command line: ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 ide1=dma ide1=ata66 >>ide_setup: ide1=dma -- OBSOLETE OPTION, WILL BE REMOVED SOON! >>ide_setup: ide1=ata66 -- OBSOLETE OPTION, WILL BE REMOVED SOON! >> >> > >Could you repeat the reason for this ides in kernel parameters? >Did you try to boot some fresh live-cd distro? > >Jarek P. > > > Yes, I was trying to get dma turned on for my harddrive. I have booted knoppix 5.1 but didn't check harddrive transfer rate. -- "They that give up essential liberty to obtain temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." (Ben Franklin) "The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases." (Thomas Jefferson) - 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/