Re: IDEDMA problems.

[mlord]

C. Scott Ananian wrote:
> 
> The test is still reporting "Bus-Master DMA disabled (BIOS)" even after
> my previously posted fix to the test -- I suspect

The message is likely 100% correct:  Linux does not try to override the
BIOS setup, and if the BIOS has decided not to use DMA, then Linux
respects
the decision, for now.

A later enhancement will add /proc/ide/* to the kernel, permitting
development of user-mode applications to enable/tune chipset settings,
like enabling/configuring the CMD646 DMA settings in your box. 
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