DMA no active on HL-DT-STCD-RW/DVD

[Angka H. K.]

Ah sorry I missed that, it's looks like the problem. Sadly I never
change the cable sice I bought this.

How do I verify what was reported by Linux and Widows ? Thay said my
drive is using dma.

DMA33 can use 40pin cable, isn't it ?

On 5/13/06, Chuck Swiger <cswiger at mac.com> wrote:
> Angka H. K. wrote:
> [ ...dmesg snipped... ]
>
> Notice this:
>
>  >  ata0-slave: pio=PIO4 wdma=WDMA2 udma=UNSUPPORTED cable=40 wire
>
> Double-check and replace the cable you've got to your DVD drive(s) with
> a new 80-pin IDE cable if necessary.
>
> --
> -Chuck
>
>