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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] hdparm -d 1 -X 68 ?
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:53:43
Message-Id: 201002181553.28478.volkerarmin@googlemail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] hdparm -d 1 -X 68 ? by James
1 On Donnerstag 18 Februar 2010, James wrote:
2 > Hello,
3 >
4 >
5 > hdparm -i /dev/hda
6 >
7 > Model=IBM-DJNA-371350, FwRev=J76OA30K, SerialNo=GM0GMGB6505
8 > Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs }
9 > RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=34
10 > BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=1966kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
11 > CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=26520480
12 > IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
13 > PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
14 > DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
15 > UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2 udma3 udma4
16 > AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=enabled
17 > Drive conforms to: ATA/ATAPI-4 T13 1153D revision 17: ATA/ATAPI-1,2,3,4
18 >
19 > * signifies the current active mode
20 >
21 >
22 > Should I put the drive into udma4 mode?
23 >
24 > If so, wouldn't I use:
25 >
26 > hdparm -d 1 -X 68 /dev/hda
27 >
28 >
29 > ???
30 >
31 >
32 > James
33
34 no
35
36 usually the kernel chooses the right mode. If this one is lower than expected,
37 you shouldn't mess with it. Either grep for your drive or controller in the
38 kernel sources - it might be blacklisted - or get a different cable.
39
40 Never set udma modes.