make "knoppix nodma" permanent on hard disk instal

Just did a hard disk install.

Now, how do I make the boot: arguments
knoppix nodma
permanent so that each time Knoppix boots from the
hard disk then nodma is applied.

From

Code:

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man hdparm

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Quote:

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hdparm [ flags ] [device]

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/snip/

Quote:

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-d Disable/enable the "using_dma" flag for this drive.

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So....

Code:

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su
hdparm -d0 /dev/hda

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Now have a look:

Code:

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hdparm /dev/hda

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I do not know if Knoppix does this or not BUT it is common to turn DMA on w/ a script. Likely it would be /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh. Have a look and if there's an hdparm command you'll likely want to get rid of it. You can simply comment it out.

Just add

Code:

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hdparm -d0 /dev/hda

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in bootmisc.sh, using your favorite text editor from a root console.

Regards,
AJG

Are you using lilo? Then just add 'nodma' to the append=list in /etc/lilo.conf & rerun lilo.

Thanks for all the tips.

I used the lilo suggestion. It was easy.