Re: IDE multiwrite 2.3.34

Andre Hedrick (andre@suse.com)
Wed, 29 Dec 1999 19:19:08 -0800 (PST)


Yep,

Excessive noise is enabled to get reports.
Look for 2.3.36 to have all of this calmed down.

On 23 Dec 1999, Ralf Gerbig wrote:

> Hi,
>
> this one is new for me in .34:
>
> kernel: hda: DMA disabled
> kernel: hdb: DMA disabled
> kernel: hdc: DMA disabled
> kernel: hdc: multwrite: count=2, current=0
> last message repeated 12 times
> kernel: hda: multwrite: count=2, current=0
> ...
>
> System: K6, MVP3, IBM-IDE disks
>
> I have to disable DMA when watching TV, otherwise this thing will lock
> solid( MIRO PRO Viper 330 ).
>
> reenableling DMA or setting multicount to 0 cures it.
>
> Ralf
> --
> P: Linus Torvalds patch-2.2.4
> -S: Buried alive in diapers
> +S: Buried alive in reporters
>

Andre Hedrick
The Linux IDE guy

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