On Mon, 2009-10-05 at 10:10 +0200, Paolo Sala wrote: > Package: linux-image-2.6.26-2-686 > Version: 2.6.26-19 > Severity: normal > > During the boot I can find a lot of "hda: error waiting for DMA" and the boot > is very slow; after the boot in effect I can see that the dma > parameter for the hda is off. Using hdparm I can set it to on and after a > reboot the option remain on. But if I shutdown the pc when I put it on the > boot is very slow again and the parameter is off again. I have tried to force > the option in hdparm.conf but without any success.
Did an earlier kernel version work better on this hardware? Please send a longer kernel log showing the errors related to hda (the section below is full of firewall messages). Then, try replacing the cable to the HD. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings I say we take off; nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
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