[mythtv-users] A list of newbie questions - any input is appreciated

[Jarod C. Wilson]

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On Thursday 19 February 2004 15:23, Malcolm wrote:
> As long as DMA is turned on you're fine.  DMA is usually turned on by
> default.  I think certain versions of Red Hat do not?

Any recent Linux offering from Red Hat enables DMA when its known to be safe. 
If a particular chipset and drive combination has known issues, they favor 
stability over performance, and disable DMA. However, you can override the 
audo-detected settings and be just fine in most cases. Oh, and every recent 
motherboard I've used lately with a Red Hat offering has set DMA on by 
default, so I believe it is generally more of an issue for older 
chipsets/boards.


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Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE

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