> > Actually, is hdparm supposed to be used when specific IDE support is > > not included in the kernel? It sounds like the kernel optimally > > configures your device if that support is included. hdparm sounds > > like it does the same thing. > > My understanding is that the kernel will automagically configure DMA > as appropriate if you build support for the IDE controller statically, > but hdparm is needed to initialize DMA stuff if you build your IDE > controller's driver as a module. I'm not certain though. I tend to build > everything into the kernel, and I've not needed to use hdparm.
Ok, thanks Peter. Maybe I'll only use hdparm for the system that doesn't have IDE chipset support in the kernel: IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801AA IDE (rev 02) - Grant -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
