[mythtv-users] DMA problems again

Jarod C. Wilson jcw at wilsonet.com
Fri Jan 9 03:08:10 EST 2004


On Jan 8, 2004, at 23:27, Tim Wilhoit wrote:

> I do have a Abit KT7 which is the KT133 chipset and I see that is known
> to have problems with DMA.  For those of you that fixed this issue how
> did you do so.  I already tried a shorter cable.  I also tried going
> back to a 40 wire cable instead of the 80 wire I was using.  I also
> tried disabling DMA with hdparm -d0.  I am running out of ideas and am
> contemplating how I want to get around this.  Not sure if I should just
> get a new mobo or what.

Two things: I'd say get a new motherboard, and PLEASE don't hit reply 
on a totally unrelated message and change the subject to write a new 
message to the list. The thread ID gets carried over and it fubars 
things for people who use threaded mail readers. Compose a new message 
instead. Thank you. :)

-- 
Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE

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