Marko M?kel? kirjoitti: > On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 06:16:05PM +0200, Kartsa wrote: > >> Btw. is there an easy way to see this from the logs because my vdr box >> is situated in a difficult place where I can easily get only by ssh? >> > > #hdparm -d /dev/hda > > To enable it, use > > #hdparm -d 1 /dev/hda > This does not seem to work with sata drives. It gives hdparm -d 1 /dev/sda /dev/sda: setting using_dma to 1 (on) HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device > Like you, I am cursed by the VIA chipset, but luckily I haven't experienced > any DMA lockups, which have been reported for many generations of VIA > hardware. Every now and then, the system must be completely powered off, > because something apparently in the PCI controller gets misconfigured so > badly that Linux panics or hangs at boot. The system reset or soft > power-off won't help in this situation. Also, the system must be rebooted > in order for nvram-wakeup to work, and Wake-on-LAN often ceases to work. > This is an Intel Celeron 900 MHz on an MSI 694T Pro motherboard: > http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=20 > > I have nvram-installed and it shuts down the box every night. \\Kartsa
