[linux-audio-user] latency questions

[Ian Bell]

On Tuesday 15 Oct 2002 10:48 pm, G. M. Bodnar wrote:
> I was running through the low-latency howto and I ran into a couple
> things that seem to be hindering process.
>
> First off, I'll mention that I'm using a Dell Inspiron 2650 laptop.
> I'm running debian unstable with 2.4.19.
>
> 1) DMA transer won't enable.  I've enabled DMA transfers in the kernel
> as suggested by the howto.  However, I'm unable to turn on dma access
> with hdparm.  I'm told the operation is not permitted.

I have a 2650 and it appears the dma problem is a bug in the 2.4.18 kernel 
with certain IDE chipsets.  Apparently fixed in 2.4.20

Ian