On Wed, 2004-08-18 at 06:51, Bob Chiodini wrote: > > And there is no firmware update for the drive? I downloaded A207 firmware for the drive, but alas you need Windows to install it. I guess the only alternative is to remove it from the machine and put it on my bench and do it that way. I'll do a test run on my drive first, even though it works on FC2. > > > > DMA mode is set for the device and change it. DMA is now off. I don't remember how to make that change permanent though. > > > > hdparm /dev/hdX > > tells you if DMA is active for the drive > > hdparm -d0 /dev/hdX > > will switch DMA off > > > > http://freshmeat.net/projects/cdrecord/?branch_id=1139&release_id=3731 I went there and posted. There were some heated comments part way down. It seems this is a common problem related to ATAPI and the emulation I guess. > One other thing is the the drive cables. Verify that you are using the > 80 pin IDE cables, not the 40 pin ones. I've found that DMA is very > flaky without the 80 pin cables, more grounding/shielding I suspect. 80 pin cables all the way now. Benn using them for the past couple years on everything, just so I get the grounding on each pin. They are only a few cents more than the 40 pin cables. Normally I have extra with all the drives I purchase. Thanks everyone. I'll have to try the firmware update this weekend. You have definately given me something think about. Is there a way to see the current firmware in Linux of the drive? So I know how old the one is that is currently on there? -=/>Thom
