hi, I'v got a similar problem as the one you exposed on http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2005/01/msg01413.html (rem : I used the installer before the official sarge release)
hdparm /dev/hda gives: /dev/hda: multcount = 0 (off) IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit) unmaskirq = 0 (off) using_dma = 0 (off) keepsettings = 0 (off) readonly = 0 (off) readahead = 256 (on) geometry = 30515/255/63, sectors = 490234752, start = 0 From: m laks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Here is the solution! It turns out that it is the order in which the modules are loaded by the kernel. if you look at /etc/modules you will see that the it has ide-cd ide-generic sd_mod now for some reason, since the debian installer is working with the sata main drive it does not cause the loading of the modules for the specific ide controller you have. thus these "generic" controllers cant GIVE you udma or whatever. so the solution is to put the Particular controller for your ide ahead of ide-cd ide-generic thus for my motherboard /etc/modules says via82cxxx hpt366 ide-cd ide-generic sd_mod then automatically the using_dma gets turned on. which you will see when you reboot. all you do it run hdparms and you will see the new values. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
