jbradford@dial.pipex.com said:
> > OK, I have heard that other people have been having this problem for a while
> > now, but I havent been able to find much about what causes it. I have a
> > Western Digital hard drive in my computer (60GB, 5400 RPM) I can use it just
> > fine with no DMA, but it runs much faster with DMA. However, when I use DMA,
> > all my data is slowly corrupted, and I begin having to re-install packages
> > all the time. After about a month, my system deteriorates to the point where
> > I have to reinstall slackware. I have no idea why this is happening, but I
> > know some people who have had the same experience under Linux with Western
> > Digital hard drives, but not with other brands. I am assuming this is a
> > problem with Western Digital's implimentation of DMA, but shouldnt it do
> > something to prevent errors?
>
> What is the chipset of the interface it's on?
Use DMA for a week or so, and / is mangled beyond recognition (seems to
happen with read-only access too). Chipset is intel (sr440bx board, PIIX4E
IDE). Have heard of similar problems with DMA on WD drives, but got no
details.
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