[vox-tech] enabling DMA on cd/dvd combo drive

[Ryan]

Unfortunately same error:

[root@speedy ryan]# /sbin/hdparm -d1 /dev/cdrom
/dev/cdrom not supported by hdparm





On Tue, 2003-03-11 at 19:31, Foo Lim wrote:
> Hi Ryan,
> 
> The parameter to hdparm should be the device file (/dev/cdrom), not the
> mount directory (/mnt/dvd).  Try that.
> 
> FL
> 
> On 11 Mar 2003, Ryan wrote:
> 
> > I am trying to enable DMA on my burner/cdrom/dvd combo drive. I don't
> > have a /dev/dvd so I have just been mounting the dvd like so.
> > 	mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/dvd
> > 
> > and I can play DVDs just fine. However, when I do a 
> > 	/sbin/hdparm -d1 /mnt/dvd/
> > 
> > I get the following:
> > 	/mnt/dvd/ not supported by hdparm
> > 
> > How do I get DMA working?
> > 
> > -ryan
> 
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