From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: <-Erwann.Corvellec@free.fr> X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,FREEMAIL_FROM, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from smtp.britimmo.com (www.britimmo.com [62.161.180.229]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 95FEBAC43C for ; Thu, 13 Jun 2002 04:38:39 -0500 (CDT) Received: from free.fr (fw.britimmo.com [62.161.180.252]) by smtp.britimmo.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E81BA1082D for ; Thu, 13 Jun 2002 11:38:37 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <3D08681D.6040501@free.fr> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 11:38:37 +0200 From: Erwann Corvellec <-Erwann.Corvellec@free.fr> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux 2.4.18 i686; en-US; rv:1.0.0) Gecko/20020530 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] "running *short* on DMA" with gentoo 1.2 whereas gentoo 1.1a is OK X-Priority: 1 (highest) References: <3D078856.6070707@free.fr> <20020612235627.165f59a0.eonic@goth.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: b07e137d-8a9b-4f7d-9b0a-80126f049bb4 X-Archives-Hash: 443cbfd864a26ce2303a416db5f571b7 Kim Bratlie wrote: >> I am trying to install gentoo-i686-1.2.iso and while executing mke2fs >>on a 12GB SCSI partition I get : >> >>Writing superblocks and filesystem accouting information: Warning - >>running *really* short on DMA buffers >>Warning - running *really* short on DMA buffers >>Warning - running *really* short on DMA buffers >>... >>etc. > > I have this problem too when using my SCSI burner.. my harddrives are apparently working fine, so far. > I'm also using the adaptec aic7xxx driver.. gentoo 1.3a (was the same on 1.1a and 1.2) I don't have any problem on 1.1a... Anyway, the linux 2.4.19pre changelog ( http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/testing/patch-2.4.19.log ) reveals that the aic7xxx driver has been updated several times. > I second your opinion that it is a problem related to linux/gentoo/aic7xxx because not long ago I had windows installed and there were no problems at all.. do you have SMP as well by any chance? VIA chipset? Linux kernel != Windows kernel. You're comparing oranges & apples... ;) No SMP. No VIA chipset. Purely an aic7xxx driver problem... I am disapointed that Gentoo used a testing (read beta) kernel on an official release. This is likely to lead to the kind of problem we are facing... :( -- The GUI restricts your mind Free your mind Use command line ! Erwann CORVELLEC 10/2001