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From: Marc Wilson <msw@cox.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: downgrade ata udma mode at boot time?
Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 16:28:32 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020513232832.GC1937@moonkingdom.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0205131521160.17160-100000@twinlark.arctic.org>

On Mon, May 13, 2002 at 03:28:56PM -0700, dean gaudet wrote:
> so far in my searching i've only found the hdparm -X switch for
> downgrading the ata udma mode (to give me temporary respite from 80-pin
> cables which are too long). is there any way to do this on the kernel boot
> line?

Even Maxtor should have a utility to control what modes the drives are
allowed to use.  If your box isn't smart enough on its own to limit things
to a safe range, then grab a copy of said utility and lock the drives down
so that they CAN'T be used in UDMA5.  Most of them just require booting
from a floppy....

Not so tough.

-- 
Marc Wilson
msw@cox.net


  reply	other threads:[~2002-05-13 23:28 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-05-13 22:28 downgrade ata udma mode at boot time? dean gaudet
2002-05-13 23:28 ` Marc Wilson [this message]
2002-05-14  2:30 ` Artur Jasowicz

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