I really think that my problem is in the DMA... but I just cant make my linux see that it is On and in 32bit mode...

my IDE chipset is 00:10.0 IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev c4)

any ideia?

Same as mine, you need to build

ALI M15x3 chipset support

into there kernel. Its under device drivers/ata

well... I have buid it like module, and it is loaded now, with the flag [permanente] but you think the problem is because it isnt built in the kernel?

I will try, nothing to loose lol

No idea if thats the problem, but its built into the kernel on mine and dma works.

okay!

part of the problem solved, but how to make it see that Im using a 32bit modE??

I try hdparm -c 32 /dev/hda

but still getting error, but now DMA is working and realy improved the performanced

just dont compile it like module, use always BUILT-IN now I learned

of course it wasnt work, the right command is #hdparm -c 1 /dev/hda (to activate 32bits mode) and #hdparm -c 1 -d 1 /dev/hda (if the kernel do not automaticly recognize the DMA)

Well thanks for your help. I really think Im going to move on to something else. This distro seems extremely buggy to me and I really dont want to take the time to try and fix it all.


yall have a nice day!

Sorry to say, but there are a lot of people here, including me, that haven't got any problems like this with slackware, and I definitly would never call slackware "buggy". I'd say that slackware is the least buggy of them all (imho).

Maybe you could do a re-install to fix all your problems at once.

But offcourse, if you aren't that happy with slackware you could always try another distro (there's a lot to choose from these days).

If you're always working in graphical mode and don't want to set up some things for your self and let the distro take care of it all, and don't really want to tweak your system maybe you could try:

Ubuntu
Mandrake
Foresight

Or maybe you should give debian a try

Good luck

The exact opposite actually! I rather prefer to completely modify my system to my own standards and have it all run the way I want it to run. Thats why I switched to Linux in the first place. The problem is that I hold down a full time job and take four classes a week, so I really don't have the time to pull another full time load of trying to search for the answers to make Linux work! I think that the real problem here is free software rights. Im begining to see the reasoning behind proprietary software now. It's controlled, yes.....but it's controlled by people who know what they are doing and can give clear answers to problems concerning the software itself. Whereas with free software it's controlled by no one. That seems promising at first, until you realise that there is almost no professional support whatsoever! Here is where the real problem is.

Do you see what Im saying? No? Then let me give you an example.......when something goes wrong in Linux and you begin searching for the answer to the problem, it could take months to pile through all the junk and actually get down to the real solution. Instead of clear answers you get this:


Sorry to say, but there are a lot of people here, including me, that haven't got any problems like this with slackware, and I definitly would never call slackware "buggy". I'd say that slackware is the least buggy of them all


I am truly sorry if I offended you or stepped on toes but let's be honest, how can you possibly defend a Linux distro thats running on a machine that you have absolutley no access to? Why is it that the Linux community fires up and wants to fight every time you mention that your having problems with a distro that they like. This is not a war people! For God's sake, put down the guns, become civilized individuals, grow up, and start offering support to those who are in need. Otherwise, keep being assholes and let Microsoft dominate the market as they always have.

You didn't step on any toes

Just do want suits you the best. And I don't care if you like slackware or not, or if you like linux or not, just do what you like, and then i'll do what I like (maintaining my slackware servers for example, not that there's a lot to maintain, its just working).

One thing I didn't understand in your last post was "how can you possibly defend a Linux distro thats running on a machine that you have absolutley no access to?"

What do you exactly mean by that ?

I would never call slackware buggy, I've found FC3 alot more buggy than slackware and a lot slower.

Straight after nukey said try a different distro if your having problems, not every distro covers all the hardware in the world, some cover yours some dont, if they all do then good you can try them all. But its finding one that works and your happy with and agree with.

Saying things like that wont help the matter btw. And LQ.net is a FREE forum anyone can join, so any person could answer you and say something offensive to you, sorry, this isn't a profession help forum for linux. It's a place were people like me and you, people who could be doing other things, but decide to help the linux community with our FREE time.
I also doubt that a few people who USE linux could keep linux down and let micorosoft rule the market. This isn't a place full of people high up in linux development, like linus!!!, its full of users giving their free time to help you. Remember that.

what do you want with freedom if you don't know how to use and enjoy it ?
and even worse, you don't want to learn...

your trust in proprietary software makers is naive, and the only professional answer
to your Q. from them would be " reboot your pc. and if it's still there, do a reinstall "
and i thought the term " professional " only indicates that it costs money,
not that the answers are any good.

i think you mean to say here " .......when i make errors when installing Linux ..."
and again, correcting your mistakes will require some reading, but that won't take "months".

nobody has to have access to your machine, you have.
freedom comes packed with responsebility. it's your pc and it's your OS.
if that's a to heavy load for you, then stick to smth. like M$.
see: the distro is ok, it's you that did smth. not correct, just like most people
that start with an OS they're not familiar with.
but most of them do some reading and get it right.

nobody is fired up ( well, maybe you are... )
you're just having a small prob. that cannot be solved without your co-operation.
in fact a few people in this thread offered support to you, who are in need.
but if you think there's some Harry Potter around here, curing your troubles just by
reading your Q stating no more than " my pc is slow " then you're wrong.
see, a good answer needs a good question in the first place.
untill then anybody will let Microsoft dominate *your* world.

greetings,

egag

oh..btw...we're not " assholes " , you are...

this is the deal, slackware linux is not for newbies. Your problem you are having is because you are a newbie with a linux distro that have to be used for someone with a litle knoledge about linux.

If you had search before I think you didnt installed slackware and maybe Fedora, Mandriva, Kurumim, and many others that do all the hard work for you. Im advanced on linux, so I moved to slack and I can solve my problems easy and fast with help or not of the forum.

THe things behind free software and $$ software (we can say, windows) is another thing, there are much more then simple windows is easy, linux is not, but this is a long story and I think you may try windows and be happy, I realy think windows is a good OS, but I think it is to easy and unstable... but go ahead, spend your money on it, I dont.

Wow. I wish I could say that too