Hi, On Tue, 2003-02-04 at 08:30, Nico Morrison wrote: > Thank you, but unfortunately: > > [root@ns5 nico]# /sbin/hdparm -i /dev/hda > DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5 udma6 That's not actually sufficient --- "hdparm -i" shows the ID block on the disk which the kernel queried when the drive was first detected, including the originally negotiated DMA mode, but it doesn't show whether or not you are *currently* using DMA. IO errors may have forced the driver to back off to PIO, but that won't show up in "hdparm -i". Do a simple "hdparm /dev/foo" and look for the "using_dma" line; that will tell you if the driver is currently using DMA or PIO for transfers. Cheers, Stephen _______________________________________________ Ext3-users@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ext3-users
