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    enabling dma using hdparm

    hi all,
    I want to enable dma for devices, but i can't. i used hdparm and it is giving the following error....
    Code:
    hdparm -d1 /dev/hdb
    
    /dev/hdb:
     setting using_dma to 1 (on)
     HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted
     using_dma    =  0 (off)
    plz help
    how could i enable this...
    what could be wrong
    i am using knoppix 4.02 version
    thanks in advance
    viji

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    Try:

    sudo hdparm -d1 /deb/hdb

    The "sudo" command lets you run a command using the Superuser authority, otherwise known in Unix/Linux as the "root" user account.

    To open a terminal window with superuser authority, you can type:

    sudo su

    and you can even create a "root" account password with:

    sudo passwd

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    i issued the command as a super user, but also the same error

    plz help

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    are you sure ?
    why the hdb ?
    do you have a hdb ?
    most systems have an hda

    mine works with
    -d1 and
    -d 1

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    what is there if it is hda or hdb
    my harddisk is connected as primary slave that's why hdb...

    anyway in my case its not working....

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