And connect the dvd-rom as primary master, followed by the harddisk as primary slave. The dvd burner would be connected as secondary master? Something like that? Both IDE channels (primary and secondary) connect through ATA100 cables? --- On Sun 12/05, Bill Gradwohl < bill@xxxxxxx > wrote: From: Bill Gradwohl [mailto: bill@xxxxxxx] To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 13:26:45 -0600 Subject: Re: Random filecopy errors DVD -> Harddisk ?? HELP!!!! >You mean the dvd-rom and dvd-burner on one IDE channel? > >Won't that give conflicts during copying a DVD? > >With the current setup, I also get I/O errors during install (luckily, they retry, so all is installed)... > > Your problem MAY stem from too many controllers, where one conflicts with the other. I'd use the 2 on the mainboard and that's it. Modern drives aren't as subject to buffer underruns as they used to be. Try it. What have you got to loose. -- Bill Gradwohl bill@xxxxxxx http://www.ycc.com spamSTOMPER Protected email _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com
