[TriLUG] ATA-100+ IDE cards

[Jason Tower]

the promise ultra 100 tx2 cards have always worked well for me.  i got them at 
stayonline maybe a year ago, but i'm not sure if you can still find them as 
they probably only carry the ultra 133 cards now, which i haven't tried.

fwiw, i just ordered a highpoint ultra 133 card from newegg a couple of days 
ago, when it arrives i'll see how well it works.

you've probably done this already, but verify that DMA is on using hdparm.  
slow ide speeds is often a result of DMA being off for one reason or another.

jason

On Friday 25 July 2003 08:59, Mark Turner wrote:
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> Hey kiddies,
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> I'm on the lookout for any locally-available ATA-100 or ATA-133 IDE
> cards which run well with Linux. I've tried the ones at Intrex and Best
> Buy with no luck. The CMD680 chip on these boards, while obstensibly
> supported by Linux (its listed in the kernel), doesn't seem to work
> right. I get a whopping 2 MB/s (yes, two) on what should be a 40 MB/s or
> greater connection.
>
> Any tips and clues would be greatly appreciated! For now, though, I
> think I'm stuck hunting down another Promise card.
>
> Cheers!
> Mark
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