--- William Warren <hescominsoon at emmanuelcomputerconsulting.com> wrote: > interesting. What server is this? if you are getting tons of errors > i > am willing to bet you have a hardware problem. have you checked for > an > updated bios? Also try something like fedora 6 or opensuse and see > if > the problems persist. It's not a server, it's a brand new laptop (Inspiron 6400). Ubuntu works perfectly on it, so that's what I'm using until I can get CentOS working. Just a minor annoyance and very understandable, considering that Ubuntu was released a year later than CentOS 4.0. Gabriel > > first last wrote: > > --- William Warren <hescominsoon at emmanuelcomputerconsulting.com> > wrote: > > > >> I hve a PE sc430 running sata drives. transfer rates are jsut > fine > >> and > >> it show no DMA either. I think the DMA transfers run just fine in > >> sata > >> and do not need to be enabled by default. Also some disk tools in > >> linux > >> have not caught up to the sata revolution yet. If your tests show > >> low > >> transfers then you have an issue. I have the type of transfers > >> during > >> tests i expect so i think the tools are erroneously reporting dms > off > >> > >> because they don't understand sata drives yet. > >> > > > > I get terrible data transfers and lots of errors while writing to > the > > disk. > > > > Well, it seems that I will have to wait until CentOS 5 beta :) > > > > Thanks > > > > Gabriel > > > >> first last wrote: > >>> --- James Pearson <james-p at moving-picture.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> On 23/10/06, first last <prelude_2_murder at yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >>>>> I am trying to use CentOS 4 on this machine and it does not > allow > >>>> me to > >>>>> set DMA to 1, it just says that it is not possible. I have > tried > >>>>> updating to the latest release and it still won't work. > >>>>> > >>>>> I have searched for it on Google and there is a thread > mentioning > >>>> the > >>>>> same machine and CentOS, but none of the solutions (-p, -X 12) > >> seem > >>>> to > >>>>> work at all and there is no "it works!!!!!" message. > >>>>> > >>>>> Is there anyway I can get DMA working or will I have to wait > for > >>>> CentOS > >>>>> 5? Will any of the "unsupported" kernels work? (I would try > >>>> Ubuntu's > >>>>> kernel on CentOS, as I am successfuly using that distribution, > >> but > >>>> it > >>>>> is a bit stupid not to use SELinux and it probably wouldn't > work > >>>>> either). > >>>> I don't think you can use hdparm on SATA disks? > >>>> > >>>> I know some BIOS's allow SATA disks to look like IDE 'legacy' > >> drives > >>>> (/dev/hdX) - if this is the case, then the OS may be using the > >>>> generic > >>>> IDE driver and it might not support DMA. > >>>> > >>>> If this is what you are seeing, then you might want to turn off > >> the > >>>> legacy or compatible mode in the BIOS and use the drives via > >> /dev/sdX > >>>> ... > >>> I think this is the case, but there's no way to change the > settings > >> in > >>> the BIOS (that's dell for you). Any way to force the system to > use > >> SATA > >>> instead of P-ATA? > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> > >>> Gabriel > >>> > >>>> James Pearson > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> CentOS mailing list > >>>> CentOS at centos.org > >>>> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > >>>> > >>> > >>> Send instant messages to your online friends > >> http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> CentOS mailing list > >>> CentOS at centos.org > >>> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > >>> > >>> > >> -- > >> My "Foundation" verse: > >> Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; > and > >> every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt > >> condemn. 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