Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 6 Sep 1998 17:36:10 -0400 | From | Aaron Tiensivu <> | Subject | Re: IDE URL to add (was Re: DMA questions) |
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> I've got another problematic combination: a Maxtor drive with a VP2 > chipset. The only way I've been able to get any recent vintage 2.1 > series kernel to operate reliably is to disable DMA, either using the > ``default DMA'' kernel option, or by running ``hdparm -d0 /dev/hda'' > shortly after boot. With DMA enabled, the machine will freeze solid > without a trace at the first occurence of significant disk activity. > With DMA disabled, the same system runs fine for weeks on end.
Known bug in the VP2 chipset. VP2 didn't last long if I remember right. VP3 came shortly after.
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