hi, On Fri, 2003-12-12 at 09:32, Brian Anderson wrote: > I have a Dell laptop running FC1 using xcdroast and grip updated from > freshrpms. When I use xcdroast, I can copy tracks from an audio CD at > pretty rapid speed. However, using grip it just crawls at a barely > perceptable pace. For example, xcdroast will rip a track in about 10 > seconds whereas grip will take about 5 minutes! > This is a well known "problem", and should probably be documented in grip. What is happening is that grip uses "cdparanoia" by default. cdparanoia on its basic settings rips a cd very slowly because it does a lot of paranoid error checking. Give cdparanoia the -Z option (in the grip config) or tell grip to use cdda2wav. Then you will find grip is as fast as any other ripper. It is not a problem with dma or ide-scsi. I was ripping cds for years before I realised this massive speed improvement! Of course, if you have some doubt that the cd is scratched or jittery, uses the standard cdparanoia. thanks, wayne
