From: jbradford@dial.pipex.com
To: adamjaskie@yahoo.com
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Western Digital hard drive and DMA
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2002 22:12:14 +0100 (BST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200209082112.g88LCFlI004404@darkstar.example.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <02090816463707.00459@aragorn> from "Adam Jaskiewicz" at Sep 08, 2002 04:46:37 PM
> 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?
John.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-09-08 20:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-09-08 20:46 Western Digital hard drive and DMA Adam Jaskiewicz
2002-09-08 21:12 ` jbradford [this message]
2002-09-09 2:19 ` Horst von Brand
2002-09-09 21:08 ` Alan Cox
2002-09-10 15:55 ` john slee
2002-09-08 22:19 ` Barry K. Nathan
2002-09-10 21:36 ` Maxwell Spangler
2002-09-12 1:52 ` Horst von Brand
[not found] <Pine.LNX.4.33.0209081714500.18967-100000@coffee.psychology.mcmaster.ca>
2002-09-08 21:21 ` Adam Jaskiewicz
2002-09-08 21:39 ` jbradford
2002-09-08 22:18 ` Mark Hahn
2002-09-08 22:28 ` Adam Jaskiewicz
2002-09-09 21:06 ` Alan Cox
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