DMA fix for dvd not working

[eze80]

-install the latest easyubuntu
-ask for DMA: Enable ....
-Apply
-The output is:
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cp /home/pozzoe/temp/easyubuntu/conf/hdparm.conf /etc/hdparm.conf
Executing:
cp /home/pozzoe/temp/easyubuntu/conf/hdparm.conf /etc/hdparm.conf
error:
cp: no se puede efectuar `stat' sobre «/home/pozzoe/temp/easyubuntu/conf/hdparm.conf»: No existe el fichero o el directorio
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(the last error messages are in spanish:
cp: can't stat /home/pozzoe/temp/easyubuntu/conf/hdparm.conf
No such file or directory)

In fact, the file doesn't exist.

Thanks

[KarlGoetz (kgoetz)]

I can confirm that as of rev 164 the hdparm.conf is missing from /trunk/ .

[KarlGoetz (kgoetz)]

A function call to write the lines
/dev/cdrom {
    dma = on
}
into the correct file would be nice, which saves overwriting a file. I'll give it a try, but i dont think its going to happen.

[KarlGoetz (kgoetz)]

taken with 'svn diff packagelist-breezy.xml > packagelist-breezy.xml.diff' against rev 164.

[Venkat Raghavan (venkatraghavan)]

The python backend does not handle redirection, so this patch will not work. This should not be a problem in dapper, as most devices which should have dma enabled have dma enabled.

Looks like we would need add a function/change the backends to process these redirections appropriately.

[KarlGoetz (kgoetz)]

Venkat Raghavan wrote:
> The python backend does not handle redirection, so this patch will not
> work.
bugger.

 This should not be a problem in dapper, as most devices which
> should have dma enabled have dma enabled.
agreed, in principle
>
> Looks like we would need add a function/change the backends to process
> these redirections appropriately.
>
hm. not my thing in general i'm afraid

[Venkat Raghavan (venkatraghavan)]

We no longer fix DMA. It is not necessary