On 8/28/06, François Patte <francois.patte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> What is exactly your problem? Do you have SATA HD? Is it a laptop? >> > >> > Thanks, François. The problem is that if I do not set dma on, my dvd >> > burner works _extremly_ slow. I do not have any SATA HD and it is not >> > a laptop. >> >> Did you try hdparm -c1 /dev/hdx (where hdx is the device your dvd is >> linked to)? >> >> And try burning a dvd. >> >> Can you read a dvd "normally" with xine without a lot of frame being >> dropped? > > > With > > # /sbin/hdparm /dev/dvd > > /dev/dvd: > IO_support = 1 (32-bit) > unmaskirq = 1 (on) > using_dma = 1 (on) <----- So dma is on now > keepsettings = 0 (off) > readonly = 0 (off) > readahead = 256 (on) > HDIO_GETGEO failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device > # > > I can record and play video DVDs with no (apparent) problem. However, > in the command line, with xine, I keep getting 'bad_frame'. And the speed when burning CD/DVD?
The speed is fine. The dma is on now, true, but it gets off after a reboot, which is my problem. Paul
