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Old 02-01-2006, 12:42 AM   #1
matrixon
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sata dma problem


hi ive been trying to enable dma in my sata dvd i found a page that said i needed to built in sata system and remove ide chipset support i booted and it seems fine but now i dont know where my dvdrom is before it was in

/dev/cdroms/cdrom0

but now i dont know where it is how can i find it?
 
Old 02-01-2006, 05:10 AM   #2
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I think you need IDE support for cdroms? Maybe I'm mistaken. =P
 
Old 02-01-2006, 08:03 AM   #3
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thought the same but aparently not for a SATA device i just need to know which /dev it is :S hehe how can i locate it
 
  


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