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From: Daniel Iliev <danny@××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Howto get nvidia serial ATA with DMA running
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:28:31
Message-Id: 20070417122226.017EA80B02@mail.ilievnet.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Howto get nvidia serial ATA with DMA running by Matthias Fechner
1 On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:37:28 +0200
2 Matthias Fechner <idefix@×××××××.net> wrote:
3
4 > Hello Volker,
5 >
6 > * Hemmann, Volker Armin <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de>
7 > [17-04-07 10:11]:
8 > > which is correct. You don't set dma for SATA devices and you don't
9 > > do it with hdparm.
10 >
11 > ah ok, thx for that information.
12 > But I have a problem. If I copy some data on disks the system is at a
13 > very high load and extremely slow (load at 2.5).
14 >
15 > If I record movies with VDR every recording is damaged (distortions).
16 >
17 > So I thought it is a problem of missing DMA.
18 >
19 > Is the SATA driver so bad and produces a such high CPU load?
20 >
21 > Best regards,
22 > Matthias
23 >
24
25 May be it's a io-scheduling issue. This topic from the forums
26 could be helpful: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-462230.html
27
28 --
29 Best regards,
30 Daniel
31
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Re: [gentoo-user] Howto get nvidia serial ATA with DMA running Jerry McBride <mcbrides9@×××××××.net>
Re: [gentoo-user] Howto get nvidia serial ATA with DMA running Matthias Fechner <idefix@×××××××.net>