> >My config : > >AMD Athlon XP on a MSI K7T-Pro 2 with 256 Mo DDR-SDRam, 30 Go Maxtor, > >CD-Writer LG 24/10/40. > > > >If you use the bundled kernel, you need to turn off DMA by changing in > >/etc/sysconfig/harddisks : USE_DMA=1 to Use_DMA=0 (and uncomment the line > > of course). > > > >The same problem appeared with cooker kernels. > >I am not sure wether it is related to the kernel, or to the hardware > > itself, but it may but a test case for post-install steps to check this > > parameter. > > I'm pretty sure it is related to the hardware, DMA seems to work fine > with my > LD 12x writer/DVD combo.
As i told before, it may (and certainly is) related to my LG cd-writer with msi k7t Pro2, but as it seems to be a quite popular mobo, it is reasonable to think that this small feature could be included in a post install script, in this way, you could use the cdrom without having the whole system blocked. It will may be solved in the next kernel release (the 2.4.18-linus kernel hanged in the same way with ide-scsi) but as i'm not sure, i try to figure out how it could be safely (and easily) coped. Stef
