On 2/6/07, David Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Are you running with two processors in the machine?  I had problems for the
> longest time running with two processors in my machine.  I'm not sure my
> problems were DMA related, but after not being able to upgrade to the 0.4.x
> branch for about a year, I finally rebuilt the kernel, disabling the SMP and
> after that, the stability of the system improved markedly.  It pained me to
> disable the second processor, but having the system stable and knowing the
> recordings would complete was worth it.

I've run in single proc mode, but still got the DMA errors.  On the
one hand, that's kind of a relief, but only for certain values of
"relief".

> If your kernel is new enough, you might try Hans' latest release candidate.
> He rearchitected the DMA handling so it would be handled from a central
> location in the code which should help with SMP synchronization issues.  I
> think one other person said his SMP issues disappeared after moving to the
> release candidate driver.

I'll give that a whirl, thanks.


-- 
Jason Sullivan
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