Bill Davidsen wrote: > On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Geoffrey wrote: > > >>Douglas Gilbert wrote: >> > >>>Chuck, >>>It is difficult to help when you give so little information. >>>Lets assume you have an IDE ATAPI cdwriter connected to /dev/hdd >>>In this case it may be worth turning off (or reducing) the DMA >>>with either one of these 2 commands: >>> hdparm -d0 -c1 /dev/hdd >>> hdparm -d 1 -X 34 /dev/hdd >>> >> >>I attempted this same solution upon your request before, but since the >>IDE drive is seen as a scsi drive , the comand returns: >> >>/dev/hdd: No such device or address >> >>Suggestions? >> > > Are you running a current kernel with "use DMA when you can" enabled in > the "generic IDE" config? Is your drive on hdd at all? The no such device > is a clue, and if you didn't change it to the actual connection point of > your device it obviously won't work.
Successfully executed hdparm this time, I'm not sure why I received the error before, probably luser error. Following this change, I was able to get through a complete burn of a cd, but it didn't burn correctly. Some files present failed status. The thing that concerns me most though is that I get a kernel oops when attempting to access the cd. Stupid question. I assume I've got a bad drive based on previous experiences in trying to get this thing to burn. Question is, should the kernel handle this properly. -- Until later: Geoffrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] "...the system (Microsoft passport) carries significant risks to users that are not made adequately clear in the technical documentation available." - David P. Kormann and Aviel D. Rubin, AT&T Labs - Research - http://www.avirubin.com/passport.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
