[plug] hdparm -d1 /dev/hdc

[Bill Kenworthy]

Try "cat /proc/ide/hpt366" or whatever your ide interface chip is:

                             HighPoint HPT366/368/370
 
Controller: 0
Chipset: HPT370A
--------------- Primary Channel --------------- Secondary Channel
--------------
Enabled:        yes                             yes
Cable:          ATA-66                          ATA-66
 
--------------- drive0 --------- drive1 ------- drive0 ---------- drive1
-------
DMA capable:    yes              no             yes               no
Mode:           UDMA             off            UDMA              off


BillK


On Fri, 2003-08-15 at 09:18, Scott Middleton wrote:
> On Fri, 2003-08-15 at 09:01, Craig Ringer wrote:
> > > Dodgy cables can be an issue too...
> > 
> > Intereseting. I've never seen it, but it does make sense.
> 
> Its what happened to the Debian machine on Distro Day. Couldn't get it
> above udma2. Replaced cable,  no probs.
> 
> > 
> > >>Possibilities include: your chipset doesn't support it, or your kernel 
> > >>doesn't support DMA on your chipset.
> > 
> > An extra suggestion I forgot: try upgrading to 2.4.21 and see if that helps.
-- 
Bill Kenworthy <billk at iinet.net.au>