> > when ripping a cd my clock slows down and my modem grinds to a halt.
> > any ideas why this is happening?
> > i'm using redhat9 and grip 3.0.4
>
> Probably you need to turn on DMA for your cdrom.
>
> Regards...
> Michael
Thanks Michael,
i don't think this is the problem.
anyone on the LAU list have any ideas?
thanks,
rob
[root@localhost robcanning]# /sbin/hdparm -v /dev/hdc
/dev/hdc:
HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT failed: Invalid argument
IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit)
unmaskirq = 0 (off)
using_dma = 1 (on)
keepsettings = 0 (off)
readonly = 0 (off)
BLKRAGET failed: Invalid argument
HDIO_GETGEO failed: Invalid argument
[root@localhost robcanning]#
[root@localhost robcanning]# /sbin/hdparm -i /dev/hdc
/dev/hdc:
Model=ASUS DRW-0402P/D, FwRev=1.05, SerialNo=CJDC035831WL
Config={ Fixed Removeable DTR<=5Mbs DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic }
RawCHS=0/0/0, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0
BuffType=13395, BuffSize=64kB, MaxMultSect=0
(maybe): CurCHS=0/0/0, CurSects=0, LBA=yes, LBAsects=0
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2
AdvancedPM=no
Drive conforms to: device does not report version: 1 2 3 4 5
