[ale] dma won't stay

[Denny Chambers]

try using hdparm, and setup a line in your /etc/rc.d/rc.local file, and 
that will set it at boot up. Here is a nice article on hdparm that may 
be helpful:

http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2000/06/29/hdparm.html

ChangingLINKS.com wrote:

>Running RedHat 9.0
>
>1. I have tried adding options ide-cd dma=1 to the modules.conf (even put it 
>in there 3 times)
>2. I have tried copying /etc/sysconfig/harddisks as hardiskhdb and 
>uncommenting USE_DMA line.
>3. I tried upgrading to the latest RedHat (kernel and all).
>
>With all of that, I can NOT get the DVD to boot with DMA - and I am forced to 
>do the hdparm command. 
>What command will tell me why the setting is not setting?
>How can I fix it?
>  
>

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