[KLUG Members] Re: partition check? -- You've got ATA DMA timeout issues ...

[Bill Katsma]

>
> Hence why you should _never_ touch unknown partitions on a laptop's disk
> drive.  ;-P
>
Yes. Live and learn.  Although I do remember a small parttion I left alone
thinking that it was the bios but I hosed it some how anyway.


> I think you can pass a kernel parameter to LILO to prevent DMA.  You can
> also recompile the kernel to NOT use DMA by default (unless you
> specifically enable it via hdparm).
>
> Otherwise, modify /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit (RedHat) and put this line at the
> top:
>    /sbin/hdparm -d0 -u0 /dev/hda

How would I pass this perimeter via install boot disk.  As the error is
inconvienant boot into 7.2 but the error I get from boot from 7.3 install
disk is detrimental as it will not let me continue.


> Although the latter might not happen until later, after the partition
> check.  BTW, what chipset is on the mainboard?
>

I am not sure on the chipset.  I purchased it used.  It is a farly old
laptop  Pentium 233 mmx (Armada 4210T)

Thanks again...