> Andras Lorincz wrote: > >It's a brand new notebook, the HDD shouldn't die... but who knows... > >Maybe this is related to the fact that BIOS sets the HDD's DMA. If I > >enter the BIOS it shows that the HDD is set to dma mode 5 so maybe I > >should disable dma in the kernel if the bios anyway sets the DMA to on, > >I'll have a try.
maybe the brand new notbook has IDE interface unsupported by linux kernel. Try newer kernel. On 26.09.06 13:31, Wackojacko wrote: > I would have thought you would still need to have DMA enabled in the > kernel, otherwise wont it just switch it off when the kernel takes over > from the BIOS? > > Still might be worth running a few diagnostics on the drive, new drives > have been known to fail. worth trying. -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. How does cat play with mouse? cat /dev/mouse -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
