netbsd-users: Re: setting PIO mode 4 on laptop hard drive and cdrom

Subject: Re: setting PIO mode 4 on laptop hard drive and cdrom
To: Andrew L. Gould <algould@datawok.com>
From: Steven M. Bellovin <smb@research.att.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 02/02/2004 18:00:15

In message <200402021627.54173.algould@datawok.com>, "Andrew L. Gould" writes:
>According to dmesg, netbsd keeps getting transfer errors and readjusting the 
>hard drive and cdrom settings until they settle on PIO mode 4.
>
>I'm using NetBSD 1.6.1 on a Compaq Presario 910US.
>
>1. Should I worry about this?
>2. Is there a way that I can set the PIO mode 4 so that the other modes aren't
>attempted?


See wd(4)

		--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb