Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 12:26:03 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Francis Vidal <francis@cody.usls.edu> Cc: FreeBSD-questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: optimize PCI-IDE controller Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971113122408.2209f-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96.971112202426.2569A-100000@cody.usls.edu>
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On Wed, 12 Nov 1997, Francis Vidal wrote: > how do i know that the PCI-IDE controller is optimized for a certain HD, > say 2.1GB Seagate Medalist IDE HD? how do i fine-tune the configuration of > the kernel so that it will take advantage of the IDE's features (i.e. > 32bit block mode, etc.) Currently you want to set flags 0x80ff80ff to enable 32 bit and multi-block transfers. If you upgrade to 3.0-CURRENT then the PIO / UltraDMA modes are supported. > where can i find such document that discusses this issue? man wd Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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