Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:32:50 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Don Morrison <dmorrisn@u.washington.edu> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: so-called "spindown" problem Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9811131232011.20228-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <364BAEF1.F99866E3@u.washington.edu>
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On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Don Morrison wrote: > > Actually, it appears that the disk controller is loosing the DMA channel. > > Perhaps you have two devices sharing a DMA channel, like a soundcard? > > > > I do have an old sb awe-32 installed, how (where) can I check to see if > this is what's causing the problem? Will the boot up configuration > editor shed some light on this? It depends if your AWE32 is Plug&Play or not. If it is, try building a kernel with controller pnp0 in it; if not, boot to DOS and run DIAGNOSE.EXE out of the tools. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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