On Saturday 30 Aug 2003 8:39 am, Dennis Myers wrote: > On Friday 29 August 2003 08:35 am, L.V.Gandhi wrote: > > In my /etc/sysconfig/harddisks in mdk91, all lines are commented out. But > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] lvgandhi]# hdparm /dev/hda > > > > /dev/hda: > > multcount = 16 (on) > > IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit) > > unmaskirq = 0 (off) > > using_dma = 1 (on) > > keepsettings = 0 (off) > > readonly = 0 (off) > > readahead = 8 (on) > > geometry = 2434/255/63, sectors = 39102336, start = 0 > > From where dma and other parameters are set? > > Your DMA is at "using_dma =1(on)" which means it is active. Here is my > /dev/hda with a 30g Maxtor 7200rpm > > /dev/hda: > multcount = 16 (on) > IO_support = 3 (32-bit w/sync) > unmaskirq = 1 (on) > using_dma = 1 (on) > keepsettings = 0 (off) > readonly = 0 (off) > readahead = 8 (on) > geometry = 3738/255/63, sectors = 60058656, start = 0
May be I was not clear in my statement. I know to set the parameters using hdparm. But I wanted to know how the default parameters are set when all lines are commented out in /etc/sysconfig/harddisks in mdk91. -- L.V.Gandhi 203, Soundaryalahari Apartments, Lawsons Bay colony, Visakhapatnam, 530017 MECON, 5th Floor, RTC Complex, Visakhapatnam AP 530020 INDIA
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