Re: Can't get DVD to use DMA


Subject: Re: Can't get DVD to use DMA
bryan@ak.net
Date: Wed Oct 15 2003 - 00:31:39 AKDT


On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 12:14:47AM -0800, Justin Dieters <enderak@gci.net> wrote:
>
> [root@jane hold]# /sbin/hdparm -d1 /dev/hdd
>
> /dev/hdd:
> setting using_dma to 1 (on)
> HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted
> using_dma = 0 (off)

Try popping that error message into Google. It looks like other people
have had that problem. As a first step, check to see if DMA is compiled
into your kernel.

--
Bryan Medsker
bryan@ak.net

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