Bill Anderson wrote: > David C. Rankin wrote: >> On my Toshiba P35 laptop, opensuse 10.2, *nothing* is shown in Yast IDE >> DMA Setup. Is this normal??? >> >> > It might not be enabled, try the command hdparm -d /dev/hda to check if > it is enabled (you need to be root to run this command). If it is not, > you can enable it with the command hdparm -d1 to enable it. The man page > gives more information on the command. Also, it wouldn't hurt to check > the BIOS settings. > > Bill Anderson > WW7BA
All looks good there. I wonder why Yast doesn't see it? [root Rankin-P35a:/home/david] # hdparm -d /dev/hda /dev/hda: using_dma = 1 (on) -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 (936) 715-9333 (936) 715-9339 fax www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
