Knoppix dma (Re: [vox-tech] X crash, Mozilla)

[Jonathan Stickel]

Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
<snip>
> another thought about your X problem:
> 
> get yourself a copy of knoppix and live with it for awhile.  just long
> long enough to convince yourself of either one of two things:
> 
>    1. yes, the X problem persists with knoppix.
> 
>    2. no, the X problem went away with knoppix.
> 
> once you're sure of which statement is true, post back to the mailing
> list and let us know.
> 

Not sure why, but Knoppix doesn't use dma by default for ide devices; 
maybe because old hardware doesn't support dma and will hang.  But 
without it, Knoppix can be a frustratingly slow experience.  When you 
get the knoppix boot prompt, type "knoppix dma" before hitting enter to 
enable dma.

Just thought I would share this since Knoppix has been getting mentioned 
a lot on this list lately.

Jonathan