Gene Heskett said: [snip] >>> Its also bailed out on >>> the first file from disk 2, claiming there is no disk space left >> >> This has nothing to do with Disk Druid. >> >> >> It seems to me that in the FC1 time frame there were some issues >> with specific chipsets that you had to use "linux ide=nodma" (I think) to >> get installed. Maybe that bug has come back? Check bugzilla and report >> it if this is repeatable on your system. > > Its a brand new Mach Speed motherboard, with a DX-1400 athlon on it > and has not required that option before. Even on the old 233MHZ P2 > motherboard it wasn't required. That cdrom is rather slow as a reader, > (10-12x maybe) so it may not be using dma in any event. It > doesn't even have a tray, just a slot it spits the disk out of, or grabs it > and finished pulling it in when you insert it gently. Who said that ide=nodma had anything to do with the cdrom? > Besides, I think that should be reported as a media error as opposed > to a space error, and all 4 disks passed the check it wanted to do > initially. Took it around 10 minutes per disk to do that. So clarify for me. Are you saying that: a) you tried it and it didn't work or b) you are dismissing it out of hand -- William Hooper
