Sandip P Deshmukh said: > my question - why doesnt debian turn dma on by default? dont we like fast > machines?
safety. Theres a lot of systems out there that do not support DMA or the driver is not mature enough. My mom's CTX laptop for example will lock up hard if DMA is turned on. I stopped using the IDE on VIA chipsets more then 2 years ago because of DMA problems(I now use Promise ATA/100 PCI cards instead). I think its a good idea to ship with it disabled though it would be nice if it was easier to turn on for the newbies. > one small question - how do i know which kernel version am i using? i > could not find anything that looks like kernel and has a version number of > 2.4.19 in dselect the version you are running *now* can be determined from: uname -a (or more specifically uname -r) > thanx a ton. does a discussion like this better suited in installation > manuals of debian? not sure, I've never really used hdparm myself, I compile my own kernels and enable DMA in the kernels themselves(2.2.19) if I need them. Haven't played much with 2.4.x kernels yet. nate -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
