You can use the /proc filesystem for the DMA and other things; I use
this at the end of my /etc/conf.d/local.start:

# Performance settings for DVD
echo "using_dma:1" > /proc/ide/hdc/settings
echo "io_32bit:1" > /proc/ide/hdc/settings
echo "unmaskirq:1" > /proc/ide/hdc/settings
echo "keepsettings:1" > /proc/ide/hdc/settings
 
# Performance settings for CD/RW
echo "using_dma:1" > /proc/ide/hdd/settings
echo "io_32bit:1" > /proc/ide/hdd/settings
echo "unmaskirq:1" > /proc/ide/hdd/settings
echo "keepsettings:1" > /proc/ide/hdd/settings

On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 10:13, raptor wrote:
> is there a tool similar to hdparm for scsi-over-ide..( extender card..)
> so that i can see and set DMA or such things..
> 
> 'cause I get sloopy performance when copyng from one disk to another..
> the machine freezes
> 
> tia.
> 
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