I don't know if this will help you, but I had a similar problem with my previous mobo, and the only way to work around it was using cdstatus [http://cdstatus.sourceforge.net/] for ripping instead of cdparanoia or cdda2wav. I think it's worth a try. HTH Andre On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 20:07:32 -0800 Brian Anderson <bikehead@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks for the advice, but this isn't the problem. Even with cdda2wav > > ripping runs at .9x speed. XCDRoast is still much much faster. I am > tending toward believing it is an ide-scsi problem because the exact > same problem occurs with rythmbox > > Wayne Schuller wrote: > > >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 > > > > > >-- > >fedora-list mailing list > >fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- Andre Oliveira da Costa
