On Saturday 11 January 2003 15:28, Casey Scott wrote: > I am using kernel 2.5.56 currently, and cdrecord is behaving strangely. For > example, when blanking a disk, the system because totally unresponsive > until the blanking is complete. Also, when actually burning a disk, the > system completely freezes during the "Fixating" segment of the burn. I have > never had trouble with cdrecord with previous kernels, and I am looking for > suggestions for this. I realize that I could go back to an earlier kernel, > but I need this kernel for the scsi support options that it provides. The > system is all scsi, and the writer is a Yamaha 4416S. There is no > indication of what is taking the system over from top, or any system logs. > SCSI debug info didn't show anything useful either.
I don't see this with either SCSI or IDE. Perhaps you are using a distribution which disables DMA for non-disk, that will eat a lot of CPU. Use hdparm to check. -- E. Robert Bogusta It seemed like a good idea at the time -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
