Re: DMA/CMD-646 problem

Andre M. Hedrick (hedrick@Astro.Dyer.Vanderbilt.Edu)
Sun, 16 May 1999 22:26:07 -0500 (CDT)


What is the rest of the message report? SIMPLEX by chance?

On Fri, 14 May 1999, Aaron Tiensivu wrote:

> > It's got a on-board cmd-646, which on boot detects, and states that DMA is
> > disabled by the BIOS.
>
> If it's anything like the cmd-640, run screaming and get an add-on board
> for IDE or live without DMA enabled..
>
> It may be a simple bug in the cmd-646 but if I remember right, this chipset was
> plagued with UltraDMA buggies.
>
> I make a cross with my fingers whenever I see the CMD logo on chips..
> ;-)
>
>
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Andre Hedrick
The Linux IDE guy

http://www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu/server/udma/
2.2.9.uniform-ide-6.19.hotel.patch.gz
ide.2.0.37pre12+pat8.gz
hdparm-3.5i.patch.gz

APC UPS Daemon Support Center.
http://www.brisse.dk/site/apcupsd/
GPLed source on April 7, 1999

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