Gateway Solo 2500.

tricky_linux · 01-13-2004, 08:54 PM

see i have this laptop for a while.
then i decide to install red hat linux 9.0 on it as a file server. since window always crushes.
so everything goes fine.
However, i can't get my hard drive to work in dma mode which was the important thing if you are running it as a file server.

every time i boot, it says something like,

[U]hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0X22
hda: dma_timer_expiry: status=0X58 {DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest}

hda: irq timeout: status = 0Xd0 { Busy }

What's the matter here?

darkseed2g3 · 01-14-2004, 05:09 PM

dma is a good thing , butttt its not all that important cause most of the time you only get a couple of megs per second quicker.

also what level dma are u using, and if i remember the solo 2500 is an older laptop, so it might not support the use of dma

tricky_linux · 01-14-2004, 05:14 PM

but do you have any other idea how to make it go faster?
Is there a patch or something?

darkseed2g3 · 01-14-2004, 05:38 PM

well give me the specs on it , and maybe i can come up with something . You might be able to compile some programs with optimizations just for your style processor. Also install
linux kernel 2.6.1 has alot of advantages , utilizing memory and what not a lot nicer.

tricky_linux · 01-15-2004, 06:30 PM

i can do anything within 20 gb.
i will try that.