[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2012-05-29 Thread Curtis Hovey
** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) Assignee: Registry Administrators (registry) = (unassigned) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 Title: hdparm - cannot set dma on

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-12-22 Thread Davidiam
I am sorry spoke too early. DVDRIP its ok , It was not DVDRIP the issue . Some how I found in /etc/modprobe.d/options this 2 lines = # XXX: Ignore HPA by default. Needs to be revisted in jaunty options libata dma=1 ignore_hpa=1 After removing that options for libata , update-initramfs -u

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-12-21 Thread Davidiam
Not sure If it same issue as I had experience with my intrepid upto date , Today after renting a dvd movie had similar issue as this bugs refers to , playing dvd movie with any player my cpu goes really high , playing the movie looks as if I am playing the movie in slow motion, reading the

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-12-06 Thread Lepe
I updated from 2.6.24 to 2.6.27 (From Hardy to Intrepid) and my drives changed from hd* to sd*. Since that change, all drives are very slow (HDD and DVD). For burning a 2Gb disk it took about an hour! I have read many forums and I have tried several setups, specially with kernel options and in

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-12-06 Thread Lepe
I kind solved my problem temporally: I added Hardy repositories and installed only 2.6.24-21-generic. I started with that kernel and my sd* became hd* and all the information/tune-up of hdparm works just fine. NOW: /dev/hda: Timing cached reads: 918 MB in 2.00 seconds = 458.69 MB/sec

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-08-14 Thread alih
Maybe from developers' viewpoint it's a feature, but from my viewpoint it's still a bug. I want to turn DMA *off*. Welcome to Asus A6R, the laptop from hell. Depending on DMA mode of the DVD drive and whether you're running X or not, either your USB controller or the network card might get

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-08-14 Thread Jose Bernardo
If it is intentional that libata has less functionality (and removing user configuration is removing functionality), then why use it? This has made my Asus L2D (SIS 5513 IDE / SIS 730 chipset) too slow to be any use since Feisty. It was (among other problems) for this kind of reduced functionality

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-08-14 Thread SabreWolfy
The suggestions of alih few posts back resulted in slow HDD performance for me. Buffered reads went from 19MB/s to 3MB/s. I'm using a Via82Cxxx chipset, the drivers for which seem to have been removed from (at least) Hardy. -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-08-13 Thread Leann Ogasawara
Hi Guys, There hasn't been any recent comments lately so I'm curious if someone would care to confirm this is still an issue with the latest Alpha for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 which has a 2.6.26 based kernel - http://www.ubuntu.com/testing. Please let us know your results. If you still

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-08-13 Thread Phillip Susi
I'm not sure why this was left marked as New because it was declined and considered invalid a long time ago. It is very much intentional that libata does not support manual configuration of dma mode by the Linux Kernel developers. If libata is not automatically detecting and using the best mode

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-05-31 Thread alih
I've fixed this by switching to IDE drivers. To do this, append those lines to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules: atiixp # change to your chipset driver! ide_core ide_cd ide_disk ide_generic blacklist ata_generic blacklist pata_atiixp blacklist pata_acpi Maybe you don't need the blacklist stuff, I'm

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-05-07 Thread 'ntoni
I've experienced as well this dma problem under ubuntu hardy, with kernel 2.6.24.x series. The second fix suggested by C. Cooke worked like a charm on my system. I've added combined_mode=libata option to /boot/grub/menu.lst file and ran update-grub to permanently boot the system with this option

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-05-07 Thread Sebastian Rode
** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Won't Fix ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = New -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-04-20 Thread Arthur
Still present with Hardy for me on the IDE DVD drive: UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2 udma3 udma4 [ 41.718086] ata9.00: limited to UDMA/33 due to 40-wire cable Attaching dmesg / lspci -vvn / hdparm -i /dev/scd1. ** Attachment added: dmesg lspci -vvn hdparm -i /dev/scd1

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-04-20 Thread Jan Niklas Hasse
@rockonfred I got an ICH7 rev 02 (Intel 82801G). The tips in the wiki are for another problem (HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted). -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-04-19 Thread Jan Niklas Hasse
I don't have a ThinkPad. How can i found out whether i got an ICH6-M? -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-04-18 Thread rockonfred
Tried this? http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problems_with_SATA_and_Linux -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-04-15 Thread Ravindran K
Hi all, I think Im no more facing the issue in Hardy heron. Not sure @ which point it got resolved, but I would like to add that recently I changed my BIOS setting to AHCI. (Intel ICH9 for SATA and Marvel for IDE) my Motherboard is an Intel DG33TL. Some info below which should be use ful,

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-03-07 Thread Jan Niklas Hasse
Hi, i just found this bug report and i've got exactly the same problem. Just a question: Why is the importance set to medium? Shouldn't it be set to critical as it stops me from using Ubuntu 7.04 at all. -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-03-07 Thread cbaptista
Hi, same problem here. I have 25 pc's with this problem. I agree with Jan Niklas Hasse, this bug should be critical! It's impossible to let students use these pc's. Does anyone have a clue if this will be fixed soon? If not I will have to reinstall 25 opensuse's. Thanks ## IDE interface:

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-02-28 Thread Recalcitrante
heret1c: yes of course hdparm -d1 works, both for hard disk and cdrom. And you don't need to be a programmer to compile the kernel (I am not a programmer). You will find different howtos to learn and there are forums where to post questions abut kernel compiling. I'm afraid the site administrators

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-02-27 Thread heret1c
Here's a fresh dmesg. Recalcitrante - did hdparm -d1 etc work after modifying the kernel? I am not a programmer (some may have guessed...;) so messing around with the kernel is a bit like a layman performing brain surgery. So. Should I wait until there is an official fix, or attempt to learn

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-02-26 Thread heret1c
Must report same problem. I have an oldish laptop (about 5 yrs), a Dell Latitude D500. I replaced the old HD which died last week with a brand new one, tried all the boot modifications, with no luck. Seeing this problem was introduced in the Feisty version,.and it has a serious impact on those it

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-02-26 Thread C. Cooke
Jan, heret1c: Both your dmesg dumps are unusable - you have too many warnings from network drivers. Perhaps if you included /var/log/dmesg ? That should contain the bootup dmesg output. -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-02-26 Thread Jan Niklas Hasse
** Attachment added: dmesg.0 http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12229701/dmesg.0 -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-02-26 Thread Recalcitrante
The same problem. I couldn't try the first remedy of C. Cooke for the same reason as Heret1c: and old Dell (Inspiron 3700) with a new disk installed, which doesn't allow me to modify the BIOS. combined_mode=libata or combined_mode=ide as kernel parameter didn't work. Disable libata (CONFIG_ATA)

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-02-25 Thread C. Cooke
To clarify: Reports that the bug is still present in Hardy after trying the fixes need to contain: * The output of 'dmesg' * The output of 'lspci -vvn' * The output of 'sudo hdparm -i /dev/sdN' (where sdN is your disk). Hope this helps. -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-02-25 Thread C. Cooke
Since it's now almost certainly too late to fix in Gutsy, I've added the hardy kernel as 'Incomplete'. I've also done a little research into the problem; it appears to be a known problem with libata and certain chipsets: http://linux-ata.org/faq.html#combined The link above suggests several

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-02-25 Thread C. Cooke
** Also affects: linux-source-2.6.24 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-02-25 Thread Jan Niklas Hasse
I tried the second fix (first did not work with my bios), but nothing changed. I attached the 3 outputs with combined_mode=ide. ** Attachment added: Desktop.tar.bz2 http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12198922/Desktop.tar.bz2 -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-02-25 Thread jap1968
I am doing tests on several machines with Ubuntu 8.04 and I am experiencing a similar problem. I have opened a new bug (#195221), since I think both bugs are related, but I do not think that the problem is the same of this one. I am working with a SSD, identical to a high speed (300x)

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-02-17 Thread tatu
I had the same problem, performance sucked, disks went from sdaX to hdaX, audio playback was lousy, etc. I was able to fix it by adding hda=noprobe into kernel boot parameters. So I changed my /boot/grub/menu.lst kernel line from (only relevant parts shown) kernel

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-02-07 Thread Graham Borland
Me too with Ubuntu 7.10 server. This is a devastating loss of performance and functionality; it means my machine is now unusable as a media server. If a fix is not imminent, I'll have to revert to an older operating system. It was all working perfectly with Suse 10. -- hdparm - cannot set dma

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-02-07 Thread ivan
2 Graham Borland: Don't count on it. Check the net, there a lot of bugs like this that have not been updated for a long time, and several of them even have the fixes in the comments already nobody is going to fix them any time soon and probably not this one.. -- hdparm - cannot set dma on

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-02-07 Thread ivan
And as you can see, this bug has not been even updated for the 8.10 relase (i'm not even saying that they ignored it in the 7.10 release). It hasn't been updated since it was declined for feisty.. -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-02-07 Thread David Császár
concerning mp995: if i check with hdparm -i the default setting seems alright. i just got confused by the output without -i in combination with the system being on 99% iowait for hours after the installation. but that is probably another problem (my guess is slocate). -- hdparm - cannot set

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-02-03 Thread David Császár
same problem with an mp995 and the current xubuntu 7.10 iso. -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-01-20 Thread Ravindran K
I also have the same issue.. I observe that DMA is not enabled on my HDDs and I'm unable to enable them using hdparm. I have no idea how to accomplish the same using sdparm As a result, the drives are running slower. Apparently, this due to the conversion of HDX to SDX (hda to sda) in recent

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2008-01-20 Thread Ravindran K
I also have the same issue.. I observe that DMA is not enabled on my HDDs and I'm unable to enable them using hdparm. I have no idea how to accomplish the same using sdparm As a result, the drives are running slower. Apparently, this due to the conversion of HDX to SDX (hda to sda) in recent

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-12-04 Thread soulcheck
Same problems here on gutsy. Got 7200 hitachi pata drive, wich reports that it should support udma5. It's set on udma2 and hdparm can't change this parameter (or any other). The read/write times are making me really annoyed. hdparm -i /dev/sda: Model=HTS721010G9AT00 ,

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-10-27 Thread Ludovic Lebègue
I don't have any more reading/writing lags on Gutsy on the same platform hdparm - i : Model=Hitachi HTS541612J9SA00 , FwRev=SBDOC70P, SerialNo= SB3D00E5G289TA Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw15uSec Fixed DTR10Mbs } RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=4

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-10-26 Thread Gerv
As far as I can tell, gutsy just disabled DMA on the CD-ROMs on both my bog-standard Dell desktop and my Thinkpad X40. This is not obscure hardware, and yet I can't watch DVDs without jerking on a 3Ghz processor. Any information you need, I'll provide. But please sort this out. Gerv -- hdparm

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-10-22 Thread Trapanator
when will the ubuntu team fix this annoying bug? -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-09-10 Thread ivan
HI Henrik, no unfortunately. I was quite busy for the past month. i was in the process of changing jobs/towns. i had gutsy installed my work pc. now i'm using a dell 640m and i just don't have the time now to test tribe cd's because i really need to be productive with stable software. just for the

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-09-10 Thread ivan
** Attachment added: bench.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9200948/bench.txt -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-09-07 Thread Henrik Nilsen Omma
Ivan, did you get a chance to gather the requested gutsy information? -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. --

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-08-20 Thread comgen
Temp fix * Use cation and research first, the following HAS worked for me * under Feisty and Gusty SO FAR . I will NOT BE held responsible for any damage, I'm passing this on as an * option / quick fix. Later in the build the following might break your system. * Keep a note handy with

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-07-18 Thread Ben Collins
Lot of misleading stuff in this report. I see several people showing they cannot enable DMA. Some are shown on hda and some are on sda. So this complicates the needs PATA driver, not IDE driver. Also, some reports show that udma is actually enabled. Also, to explain the problem a bit better for

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-07-18 Thread ivan
Will be glad to help and provide you with this information tomorrow! thanks for the update on the matter! -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-07-18 Thread Daniel Miles
To be honest, I'm not sure I will be able to help. As I said earlier, it is a flatmates laptop, and the odds of him letting me put gutsy on it before release would tend towards nil. -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-07-18 Thread Ning
I still have feisty running on one of my systems and have collected the information as requested. I will keep feisty on this system and do not intend to regress it. This system has multiple PATA drives none of which DMA can be enabled. The system was upgraded from edgy and didn't have the

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-07-13 Thread Brian Murray
** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Medium Assignee: (unassigned) = Ubuntu Kernel Team Status: New = Triaged -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-07-12 Thread Philipp Hack
Ivan If you are experiencing the same problems in gutsy, why don't you go ahead and file a new report against gutsy's kernel package? There's a chance that it might get fixed before release. -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-07-12 Thread ivan
My bad. On gutsy, you still cannot enable dma with hdparm, but the tests look a better: /dev/sda: Timing cached reads: 768 MB in 2.00 seconds = 383.85 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 84 MB in 3.04 seconds = 27.62 MB/sec -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-07-11 Thread Ning
Thats disappointing as many people I know use ubuntu on older hardware for media servers and currently have over 1TB of PATA disk attached to mine (Lossless audio streaming and photography). While I dont use mine for DVD playback, the performance hit for PATA disk is too severe and have reverted

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-07-11 Thread ivan
The thing that I don't like here is that there has been no info on why it was decided to do this even though the ubuntu team knew that this would decrease performance drastically. All we got was an excuse and that it wouldn't be done soon. well, it doesn't look like it will be fixed in gutsy.. so

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-07-10 Thread Stoanhart
either way, this wont get fixed in feisty. It is definately a lack of functionality in the driver. My CD drive does support DMA, as it worked pre-libata. I think this is an important issue, and should be addressed WITHIN feisty. Since the old pata driver is still included, all that is needed is a

Re: [Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-07-10 Thread Roberto Bechtlufft
I think so too. It's not really hard to fix. I just want to revert to the old PATA driver. -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-07-10 Thread ivan
I just installed the latest devel version of gutsy... nothing changed.. same old problems... Will this be addressed at all? -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-07-09 Thread Philipp Hack
Either way, this wont get fixed in feisty. What. The. Hell? -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-07-05 Thread Ben Collins
This is either lack of functionality in the driver, or the physical device really doesn't support it. Either way, this wont get fixed in feisty. Please test gutsy and report findings here if it is still a problem (also add a linux-source-2.6.22 target, but do not change the 2.6.20 one). Thanks

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-06-25 Thread Florian Bw
Same here, works neither for hdd nor dvd. -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-05-16 Thread Ning
I have two PATA based systems which now have woeful disk throughput following the feisty upgrade and aren't able to re-enable DMA on either system (e.g. less than 5MB/sec). One is a Via based MSI K7T266 Pro 2-A (6380), the other is an Intel based ASUS CUSL2-C. The Via system used to enjoy

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-05-14 Thread Daniel Miles
This seems to be a fairly major sticking point for some people. DMA is pretty vital. From what I can tell from reading up on the issue, it seems to be a kernel / libata problem. I have assigned this to kernel- bugs in order to at least get someone who will know more looking into it. ** Changed

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-05-14 Thread Daniel Miles
** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: hdparm = linux-source-2.6.20 -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-05-14 Thread Daniel Miles
I apologise if I am trashing this bug with my changes, but from what I can tell this would be more appropriate for the kernel guys to deal with, and is a bug in the kernel-source. Bear in mind I'm no tech guru, but from what my research tells me (trying to make DMA work on a flatmate's laptop with

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-05-11 Thread ivan
Any news on this? Is this bug confirmed or what? has anybody even looked at it? -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu.

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-05-06 Thread JETorkildsen
I have the same problem. Here is my hdparm settings: ** Attachment added: hdparms http://librarian.launchpad.net/7569259/hdparms -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-05-02 Thread Stoanhart
I am having this problem with my DVD drive. My hard drive is fine. I think an option should be added to feisty to revert back to the old driver until the new one is more mature. I have tried blacklisting libata (in the initramfs too) to cause the kernel to fall back. However, the module is still

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-05-02 Thread Sreejith M
Just to endorse - I have the same problem after replacing my edgy and dapper with a fresh install of feisty. Unfortunately I installed feisty for a couple of windows user frens and they just haven't stopped complaining how bad linux is at doing simple things.. -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-04-29 Thread dave pretty
same problem here. I have reverted to edgy kernel which gives double Mb/s for buffered disk reads (hdparm -tT) than feisty kernel does. -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-04-28 Thread Roberto Bechtlufft
Just to endorse it: I have the same problem here. hdparm worked on Hoary, Dapper and Edgy, but in Feisty it doesn't. -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-04-27 Thread ivan
Here is dmesg ** Attachment added: dmesg.txt http://librarian.launchpad.net/7440822/dmesg.txt -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-04-27 Thread ivan
Here is lspci ** Attachment added: lspci.txt http://librarian.launchpad.net/7440824/lspci.txt -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-04-27 Thread ivan
and lsmod. If anything else is needed, just ask. I want to help as much as i can! ** Attachment added: lsmod.txt http://librarian.launchpad.net/7440826/lsmod.txt -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug

[Bug 110636] Re: hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata

2007-04-27 Thread ivan
ah. just remembered - hdparm -i /dev/sda ** Attachment added: hdparminfo.txt http://librarian.launchpad.net/7440832/hdparminfo.txt -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 You received this bug notification because you are a