Bug 49140 - Installer hangs, requires "ide=nodma"
Summary: Installer hangs, requires "ide=nodma"
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: kernel
Version: 7.1
Hardware: i686
OS: Linux
low
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Arjan van de Ven
QA Contact: Brock Organ
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Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2001-07-15 11:21 UTC by Need Real Name
Modified: 2008-12-09 18:46 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Doc Type: Enhancement
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Last Closed: 2001-07-16 02:52:53 UTC
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Description Need Real Name 2001-07-15 11:21:03 UTC
Description of Problem:
Installer hangs, requires "ide=nodma"

How Reproducible:
Very

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Try to install RH7.1
2. 
3. 

Actual Results:
Installer hangs

Expected Results:
Installer not hanging

Additional Information:
This report is submitted at the request of
http://lwn.net/2001/0712/a/rh-dma-exocore.php3

paul@bacon> cat /proc/ide/hdc/model
WPI CDD-820

Adding the "ide=nodma" flag caused the install to succeed.

Hope it helps.

Paul

Comment 1 Arjan van de Ven 2001-07-18 09:24:33 UTC
Thank you for the report. I've added your cdrom drive to the list of devices
that the kernel shouldn't try DMA on. (DMA is only tried on devices that
claim to support it, and that are not on the "blacklist").


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