OK, I had given up hope but I am burning one of the Red Hat iso files with no problems or slow downs whatsoever. So why does burning .wav files onto a cd cause the system to grind to a halt. Any ideas? thanks, Matt Whiteley On Thu, 2002-10-10 at 08:19, Patrick wrote: > Hi, > > > > If it's a burner, edit /etc/sysconfig/harddiskhdX and set DMA=1 (X is > > > a,b,c, or d). > > Bit confused here. Is that DMA=1 or USE_DMA=1? > In /etc/sysconfig/harddisks the config entry to enable DMA is > #USE_DMA=1. > > > > If it's a reader, do the above, then add to /etc/modules.conf the line: > > > 'options ide-cd dma=1' save the file. Unmount and remove all cd's. Then > > > as root, do: > > Thanks, > Patrick > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list